A number of U.S. citizens are among the dozens killed or injured in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival in Israel, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said.
At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 100 injured in the disaster on the slopes of Israel’s Mount Meron, which occurred overnight between Thursday and Friday.
“We can confirm that multiple U.S. citizens were among the casualties,” the spokesperson said, and casualties included both dead and injured.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he had learned of the death of two Canadians in the disaster.
The Israeli Health Ministry said 32 of the dead had been identified by late yesterday. The identification process paused for 24 hours in observance of the Jewish Sabbath and would resume this evening.
More than 20 of the injured remained in hospital.
REUTERS
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