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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Man’s body found at the bottom of a pit in central Israel
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Firefighters extract a body from a pit near Kfar Zoharim, an ultra-Orthodox youth village, on December 9, 2025. (Fire and Rescue Service)
A man’s lifeless body has been found at the bottom of a pit by firefighters and police near Kfar Zoharim, an ultra-Orthodox youth village in central Israel.
The body was extracted from the pit by firefighters who were dispatched to the forested area. Police confirm his death and are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
The body is being transferred to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, police add.
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