Ma'alot

The children who became heroes

Rabbi Noam Oster, whose son was on the hike, praised the students who took charge after the deadly blast, calling them heroes and 'a nation of lions.'

Held onto munition for an hour

Disturbing details from deadly school trip explosion

Students say they found missiles and carried a cluster munition for over an hour before it exploded during lunch, killing 14-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky.

Report:

Fatal school trip approved despite warning of closed trail

KKL-JNF says area where a student was killed by unexploded ordnance was closed to hikers; Education Ministry insists approved route avoided restricted area.

MDA testimony

'Students treated their injured friends'

Magen David Adom personnel recount the terrifying aftermath of the explosion on the Ramim Ridge.

Father recounts: 'My son saw and heard the explosion'

The father of a student who participated in the ORT Ma'alot Yeshiva trip, during which an unexploded ordnance blast injured students and teachers, described the minutes when he was unable to contact his son.

Hezbollah brags:

'We launched Katyushas towards Moshav Tzuriel'

Terrorist organization brags about firing rockets at moshav located near the town of Ma'alot, thus extending the range of the fire from Lebanon towards Israel.

Rescued hostage welcomed home by yeshiva students

Students from the Ma'alot Yeshiva High School and Hesder Yeshiva sang and danced as they greeted the rescued hostage Shlomi Ziv who returned to his home in Elkosh.

Interview

'Terror won't stop until we crush their hope'

Dean of yeshiva visits 3 student soldiers wounded in shooting attack by PA police officer, demands government find some deterrence.

Galilee Fire Official: We Warned Ma'alot About Underground Fire

A Western Galilee fire official warned Ma'alot about the dangers of an underground blaze now smoldering a month, but the city didn't listen.

Environmental Hazard: Underground Blaze Smolders in Ma'alot

Smoke rising from a smoldering underground blaze in Ma'alot, but the city hasn't taken effective action to put it out, residents say.