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Monday, August 17, 2015
3 workers badly hurt after falling into pit
Three Palestinian construction workers are severely injured after falling into a pit in the Ma’aleh Ephraim industrial area in the West Bank. The workers will be airlifted to the Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva for emergency medical treatment shortly, a statement by Magen David Adom says. Two other workers are lightly wounded and are rushed to a nearby hospital.