The 14-year-old victim of a lightning strike in Zikim was named as Asher Chazut, Barzilai Hospital reported that he is still in critical condition. his two brothers and sister - aged 17, 24 and 13, are in moderate condition. Efrat, the wife of the 24-year-old brother, is in serious condition.
Elhanan Chazut, 17, who was moderately injured in the incident said that, "We were at the beach. I was with my brothers and we were swimming. As we sat outside and the lightning started, we wanted to leave. I didn't see what happened."