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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

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Medics treat a man who was critically wounded in an apparent lightning strike in central Israel on January 12, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
January 12, 2023, 9:46 pm
Kibbutz member killed by suspected lightning strike while out walking dog
47-year-old Yaakov Meshek’s body found with burns by two children on Kibbutz Haogen in country’s center; shocked community remembers him as ‘nice person, loved by all’
By ToI Staff
Lightning strikes the ocean off of Port-la-Nouvelle, in southern France. (Maxime Raynal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)
August 9, 2022, 11:06 am
Why is lightning less frequent at sea than on land? Israel-led study clears the air
Big aerosol particles in sea spray cut ocean lightning by up to 90%, researchers in Israel, China and US find, in discovery that could help weather, climate, forecasts
By Sue Surkes
This time exposure photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a series of lightning strikes over Santa Barbara, Calif., seen from Stearns Wharf in the city's harbor, Tuesday evening, March 5, 2019. A(Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
March 17, 2021, 2:35 am
Study finds lightning strikes could have sparked life on Earth
While scientists long believed meteorites brought to Earth enough phosphorus, a vital building block of life, new research indicates it could have come from bolts from the blue
By Patrick Galey
Lightning above buildings during a thunderstorm in Gaza City, on November 15, 2020. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)
November 15, 2020, 11:47 pm
Perfect storm: Israel, Hamas again conveniently blame rocket fire on the weather
For the third time in two years, thunderstorms said to launch pre-armed projectiles at central Israel, providing Jerusalem and Gaza terror groups with an excuse to avoid escalation
By Judah Ari Gross
Medics treat a 19-year-old Israeli who was struck by lightning while standing in an open field in northern Israel on December 8, 2019. (Magen David Adom)
December 9, 2019, 5:04 pm
IDF confirms soldier seriously injured in Sunday lightning strike
Accident occurred during a military exercise in an open field during storm; fellow troops credited with saving his life
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Lightning illuminates the sky over Nahariya during a rain storm on October 26 2012. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
December 8, 2019, 10:06 pm
Man seriously hurt in lightning strike in north
Victim, 19, rushed to Rambam Medical Center, after being hit by bolt near Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Asher Hazut. (Courtesy)
October 16, 2019, 6:00 pm
14-year-old struck by lightning at beach dies of injuries
Asher Hazut had been rushed to hospital in critical condition after Tuesday incident; other family members remain hospitalized
By ToI Staff
Elazar Hazut, who was wounded by a lightning strike, speaks to reporters from his hospital bed at the Barzilai medical center on October 15, 2019. (Screen capture/Ynet)
October 15, 2019, 11:11 pm
With a flash of lightning, disaster strikes beach-going Hazut family
Eyewitnesses and medics describe ‘chaotic’ moments before and after bolt struck shore, injuring five members of Beersheba family; 13-year-old fighting for his life
By ToI Staff
People walk in rainy and windy weather on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, on October 15, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 15, 2019, 8:30 pm
Storms flatten trees and sukkahs, causing blackouts and concert cancellations
Despite extreme weather conditions, 120,000 Israelis trek through nature reserves and national parks as they enjoy the Sukkot holiday
By ToI Staff
Lightning illuminates the sky over Jerusalem on October 14, 2019. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 15, 2019, 3:39 pm
Boy, 13, fights for his life after lightning strike on beach near Ashkelon
Paramedics treating five Israelis, members of the Hazut family from Beersheba, for injuries
By ToI Staff
Video appears to show two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip following a lightning strike on October 17, 2018 (video screenshot)
October 23, 2018, 3:54 pm
Ministers believe lightning strike at fault in Gaza rocket that hit Beersheba
Cabinet reportedly accepts weather behind incident that almost caused major escalation in violence; justice minister confirms ‘Hamas did not mean to shoot’
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Lightning is seen above the coastal city of Netanya on January 4, 2018, as the worst storm of the winter hits Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
October 18, 2018, 5:17 pm
An unlikely suspect arises in Wednesday’s rocket fire: Lightning
An electrical discharge could theoretically have triggered the projectile that destroyed a Beersheba home, experts say
By Judah Ari Gross
A sign for Camp Livingston, a Jewish summer camp in Bennington, Indiana (Twitter via JTA)
June 23, 2016, 2:35 am
Jewish girl, 11, killed as tree falls on cabin at Indiana camp
Jadyn Larky of Bexley, Ohio, remembered as ‘sweet, kind’; no other campers injured
By JTA
Israeli youths use kites to snowboard on a snow-covered field in the Golan Heights, January 8, 2015 (photo credit: Basal Awidat/Flash90)
January 9, 2015, 10:17 am
Below freezing temperatures in capital as snow halts
Heavy rains, hail over weekend; Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway reopened
By Lazar Berman
A baseball player before his accident, Ethan Kadish remains critically ill in a Cincinnati hospital. (Courtesy of the Kadish family via JTA)
August 22, 2013, 4:03 pm
Slow recovery after lightning strike at Jewish camp
Instead of a traditional bar mitzvah, Ethan Kadish’s family will mark his 13th birthday in a hospital
By Talia Lavin
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