Unexploded Shell Injures About 20 Students and Teachers Near Israel-Lebanon Border
Around 20 high-school students and teachers were wounded, one critically, when an unexploded shell detonated during a field trip near the Israel-Lebanon border.
About twenty Israeli high-school students and teachers were hurt, with one person in critical condition, after an unexploded ordnance blast occurred during a field trip near the Israel-Lebanon frontier. The group from ORT Ma'alot religious high school was near Kibbutz Yiftah when the shell detonated, leaving three victims in serious condition according to Magen David Adom. Authorities are examining whether the excursion received the required permits, as the IDF must clear any unexploded devices along public routes.
IDF units arrived to assist, and Air Force helicopters were dispatched to the scene. This incident follows a similar August blast that wounded six foreign workers near Metula, underscoring ongoing challenges in locating dormant ordnance in open terrain. The circumstances remain under investigation.
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- The two sides describe this in almost entirely different words
Why it matters
It shows the ongoing risk of leftover war munitions to civilians and the importance of thorough safety checks.
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