Dozens killed in stampede during gathering at Israeli holy site: report

More than three dozen people were trampled to death at a festival in Israel; the country’s largest gathering since reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

At least 38 people were killed when a grandstand collapsed at the annual Lag Ba’omer festivities at the foot of Mount Meron Thursday night, according to Haaretz. More than 100 people were injured, The Jerusalem Post reported.