Skip to main content
Get facts, not fiction
Published • loading... • Updated

Around 20 wounded as explosion hits north Israel school expedition: Officials

  • 20 hikers, including children, were injured on Monday when an explosion struck a group in the Upper Galilee near Kibbutz Yiftah along the Lebanese border.
  • Authorities suspect the blast resulted from unexploded ordnance in the Ramim Ridge area, though the precise circumstances and origin of the munition remain unclear.
  • Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service, dispatched paramedics and ambulances to the scene while helicopters were mobilized to assist in the response.
  • Initial reports indicated some victims were seriously wounded. MDA stated: "At 2:53 p.m., a report was received at MDA's 101 emergency dispatch center in the Jordan region."
  • Earlier Monday, Israeli forces intercepted a suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon amid continuing security tensions along the border; authorities have not established any connection to the Yiftah explosion.
Insights by Ground AI

65 Articles

Lean Right

A scene of an explosion in the Ramim Ridge area, in northern Israel, near the Lebanese border, probably the result of an unexploded explosive device on October 12, 2026. Magen David Adom An explosion left about 20 wounded people, including children and teachers, in northern Israel, near the Lebanese border on Monday (12). According to Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom, one person is in critical condition, two are in serious condition an…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Read Full Article
Lean Left

20 people were injured, including students and teachers on a school trip, after an unexploded ordnance detonated on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who interrupted his live broadcast following the incident, began a situation assessment with security officials.

·Türkiye
Read Full Article
dagelijksestandaard.nldagelijksestandaard.nl
Reposted by
welingelichtekringen.nlwelingelichtekringen.nl
Right

TEL AVIV (ANP) - Several people were injured in an explosion in northern Israel, not far from the Lebanese border. According to Israeli media, there are twenty injured, including children. Among the victims are reportedly students from a secondary school, writes Haaretz. Vol...

Lean Right

At least one person was killed and 19 others were injured by an explosion in the Ramim Ridge area, in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. According to the director of the ambulance service Magen David Adom (MDA), Eli Bin, who spoke to the television network Channel 12, the report is provisional. Eight of the injured are in serious or moderate condition, he said, with several others suffering minor injuries. The injured are students an…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 62% of the sources lean Right
62% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal