Meron (Israel), 28/04/2021.- Israeli rescuers transport injured Ultra-Orthodox Jews from an event celebrating Lag Ba'Omer to a hospital in Mount Meron, Israel, 30 April 2021. Dozens of people were killed and injured in the revelry complex on Mount Meron, after an apparent stampede occured during an event marking the end of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, the day marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a sage from some 1,800 years ago, and the day on which he revealed the secrets of the 'kabbalah,' or Jewish mysticism. EFE/EPA/DAVID COHEN ISRAEL OUT

El servicio de rescate Magen David Adom (MDA) ha indicado que además de los 44 fallecidos, alrededor de 150 personas se encuentran heridas, seis en estado crítico y una veintena en estado grave. El MDA ha trasladado al lugar seis helicópteros y decenas de ambulancias para evacuar a los afectados a hospitales de Jerusalén, Safed y Nahariya, entre otros.

Meron (Israel), 28/04/2021.- Israeli security officials and rescuers inspect the dead bodies of dozens of Ultra-Orthodox Jews who died during an event at a revelry complex during Lag Ba'Omer; in Mount Meron, Israel, 29 April 2021. Dozens of people were killed and injured in the revelry complex on Mount Meron, after an apparent stampede occured during an event marking the end of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, the day marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a sage from some 1,800 years ago, and the day on which he revealed the secrets of the 'kabbalah,' or Jewish mysticism. EFE/EPA/DAVID COHEN ISRAEL OUT

Si bien los informes iniciales han indicado que un expositor se habría derrumbado en uno de los conciertos, en el que participaban unas 100.000 personas, el servicio de rescate ha indicado que la tragedia se ha producido por una aglomeración y un «severo hacinamiento».

Meron (Israel), 28/04/2021.- Israeli rescuers transport injured Ultra-Orthodox Jews from an event celebrating Lag Ba'Omer to a hospital in Mount Meron, Israel, 30 April 2021. Dozens of people were killed and injured in the revelry complex on Mount Meron, after an apparent stampede occured during an event marking the end of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, the day marks the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a sage from some 1,800 years ago, and the day on which he revealed the secrets of the 'kabbalah,' or Jewish mysticism. EFE/EPA/DAVID COHEN ISRAEL OUT

Por su parte, el Ejército de Israel, que envió a su equipo de rescate, ha señalado que el incidente se ha producido por el derrumbe de un techo.