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Tzafit River disaster

Rescue forces near the scene where young Israelis were swept away in the flooding of the Tzafit riverbed near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
April 22, 2025, 12:07 pm
Educators sentenced to 7 years over deaths of 10 students in flash flood disaster
Judge links 2018 Tzafit riverbed incident to Oct. 7 massacre, saying those responsible must shoulder the blame for such disasters; father of victim says prison terms too lenient
By Jeremy Sharon
Rescue forces near the scene where young Israelis were swept away in the flooding of the Tzafit riverbed near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
November 17, 2024, 2:11 pm
Former academy head, counselor found guilty in flash-flood deaths of 10 students
Parents dismayed at verdict of negligent manslaughter rather than more severe charge over 2018 Tzafit riverbed disaster
By ToI Staff
Yuval Kahan, who was the head of the Bnei Zion pre-military academy school at the time of the Tzafit riverbed hiking disaster, arrives for a hearing at the Beersheba District Court, September 13, 2022. (Flash90)
September 14, 2022, 10:51 am
At trial, ex-head of Bnei Zion academy apologizes for deaths of 10 students in flood
Yuval Kahan speaks of his shame and regret, but maintains negligent homicide charge against him is unfounded
By ToI Staff
Rescue forces near the scene where 10 young Israelis were swept to their deaths in flash floods in the Tzafit riverbed, near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
July 12, 2021, 8:40 pm
Families of students killed in flash flood reach NIS 24 million settlement
Insurance to pay out NIS 18 million and state to cover rest of sum to be divided between families of the 10 teenagers lost during ill-advised school hike near Dead Sea in 2018
By ToI Staff
A worker installing an SOS WiFi router in the Hawwa stream hiking trail in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
January 16, 2021, 7:57 am
Group aims to give hikers emergency wifi, no matter how far off the beaten path
Project beaming signals to special routers in canyons and other places without cell reception developed in wake of 2018 flash flood that left 10 teenagers dead
By Sue Surkes
Rescue forces near the scene where 10 young Israelis were swept to their deaths in flash floods in the Tzafit riverbed, near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
October 28, 2019, 5:22 pm
Former educators charged over fatal hike in flooded riverbed
Ex-director and counselor of Bnei Zion academy accused of ignoring repeated weather warnings and refusing to cancel trip during flash flood season, resulting in deaths of 10 teens
By ToI Staff
Yuval Kahan. (Courtesy: Bnei Zion pre-military academy)
March 1, 2019, 9:03 pm
Academy head charged over flood deaths likens his legal woes to Netanyahu’s
Parents of students who died on hike with pre-military academy berate Yuval Kahan over Facebook post. One writes: ‘If you were a human you would need to kill yourself’
By ToI Staff
A composite photo of the 10 victims of a flash flood in southern Israel on April 27, 2018. Top row, left to right: Romi Cohen, Ilan Bar Shalom, Shani Shamir, Adi Raanan, Agam Levy. Bottom row, left to right: Yael Sadan, Maayan Barhum, Tzur Alfi, Gali Balali, Ella Or. (Courtesy/Facebook)
February 27, 2019, 10:50 am
Academy head, counselor to be charged with manslaughter in flood deaths
10 students were killed during ill-planned hike last April; police had recommended Bnei Zion director Yuval Kahan face lesser charges
By ToI Staff
Military helicopters search for missing teens swept away in the flooding of the Tzafit River, a riverbed near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
November 27, 2018, 12:27 am
Israel’s only flood-prediction center said in danger of shutting down
Months after disaster that claimed lives of 10 teens, Water Authority center — relied upon by police and rescue units — could close in a month due to dispute between officials
By Michael Bachner
Survivors of the flash flood that killed 10 teens in southern Israel in April 2018 return to the site of the deadly hike (Screenshot/Hadashot news)
June 30, 2018, 3:44 am
Survivors of deadly flash flood return to complete hike, pay tribute to victims
Schoolmates come back two months after 10 teens were killed when the pre-military academy that organized the hike ignored warnings of flooding in the Dead Sea region
By ToI Staff
Military helicopters search for missing teens swept away in the flooding of the Tzafit River, a riverbed near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
June 28, 2018, 2:37 pm
Report: Despite flood deaths, pre-military schools may not see tighter oversight
Committee set up to investigate Tzafit disaster, in which 10 died, said not to force academies to adhere to Education Ministry’s situation room during field trips
By ToI Staff
Flooding in Sderot on June 13, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter/Hadashot/Robby Pereg)
June 13, 2018, 12:25 pm
Floods inundate southern Israel as freak rains batter country
Record-breaking precipitation recorded in western Negev, overwhelming storm drains in some towns
By ToI Staff
People seen outside the Bnei Zion pre-military academy in Tel Aviv, from which 10 youths were killed in a flash flood in the Judean Desert, on April 27, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
June 7, 2018, 7:26 pm
Academy that organized fatal hike closing for year to ‘start over’
Board of Bnei Zion urges pre-army school to rebuild public trust with ‘transparency’ after 10 teens killed by flash floods during a school trip in April
By ToI Staff
Yuval Kahan. (Courtesy: Bnei Zion pre-military academy)
May 13, 2018, 4:43 pm
Police recommend academy head, counselor be charged over flood disaster
Bnei Zion academy director could be charged with negligent homicide while counselor could face harsher charge of manslaughter over 10 students killed during hike
By ToI Staff
Rescue forces near the scene where 10 young Israelis were swept to their deaths in flash floods in the Tzafit riverbed, near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
May 3, 2018, 1:59 pm
Body found in search for truck driver missing since flash floods
Family of Ayman Jaber, 47, a father of four from Tayibe, has been notified of the discovery
By ToI Staff
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