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Thursday, February 26, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Bus carrying IDF soldiers crashes in the Negev; 17 injured, 2 moderately
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The scene of a traffic accident on February 26, 2026, in which a bus carrying IDF soldiers crashed, injuring 17 people. (Magen David Adom)
A bus transporting a large group of IDF soldiers has crashed on Route 40 in the Negev, injuring 17 people inside.
The driver and one of the passengers sustained moderate injuries, while the remaining 15 were lightly wounded, Magen David Adom says. Paramedics are treating those injured at the scene.
Around 50 people were on the bus at the time of the accident.
Police are at the scene of the crash and have closed the highway to traffic in both directions.
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