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Education minister cancels Passover camps across central Israel after daycare missile strike
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Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a daycare in Rishon Lezion, central Israel, was damaged by shrapnel from a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Israel, March 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Education Minister Yoav Kisch orders the cancellation of Passover holiday camps in 18 municipalities across central Israel following a cluster munition strike that hit a daycare in Rishon Lezion, Hebrew media reports.
Speaking during a visit to the scene, Kisch says he accepts the recommendation of local authorities to call off the programs, adding that the decision was moved up in light of the incident.
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