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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Meron disaster probe sends preliminary findings to PM Lapid
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The government’s taskforce probing the 2021 disaster at Mount Meron — which left 45 people dead and over 150 injured — presents its interim findings to Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Former justice Dvora Berliner says she decided to preempt the full findings to give the government time to implement recommendations ahead of next year’s event.
The three-member panel was established to investigate the deadly disaster that took place at Mount Meron on April 30, 2021. The tragedy, sparked by a crush of people along a narrow pathway at the site, was the worst civilian disaster in Israeli history.
Among the proposals were new traffic regulations for the site; expanding the areas where the festivities can take place and the need for ultra-Orthodox ushers at the event.
Lapid thanks the commission for the recommendations and appoints a team to implement the findings.
The Times of Israel Community.