Mount Meron

Reporters Notebook: Israel’s northern border amid peace and war

Despite ongoing tensions, Israel's northern border shows signs of quiet resilience as local communities resume life amid rising security threats.

Northern Israel registers peace amid the ceasefire with Hezbollah.
ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS walk through a forest near the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern Israel, attempting to reach the Lag BaOmer celebrations after the site was closed by police following Home Front Command restrictions, May 5, 2026.

Meron rabbi arrested over serious sex-crime allegations

People watch on as bonfires burn for Lag Ba'omer on May 4, 2026.

Over 20 people taken to hospital during Mt. Meron Lag Ba'omer celebration - report

View of the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Mount Meron, northern Israel, May 1, 2024.

Police disperse hundreds of civilians from Mount Meron attempting to light fires for Lag Ba'omer


Meron Disaster: Kotel Rabbi blames variety of groups

Holy Sites rabbi slams extremist haredim, police, Justice Ministry.

Workers are seen removing bleachers on Mount Meron, on July 1, 2021.

Top police official: Politicians refused to limit Meron attendance

The Mount Meron investigations committee began taking witness statements on Sunday morning, with the commander of the Northern District Police Superintendent Shimon Lavi as the first witness

Commander of the Northern District Police Superintendent Shimon Lavi, the first witness of the Meron committee on August 22.

Meron investigation committee visits Meron

Three committee members inspected the walkway, Toldot Aron plaza, where mass crush leading to the death of 45 men and boys took place in April.

Three Meron committee members investigating

State Comptroller bows out of Meron probe in favor of state inquiry

Englman first announced that he would probe the disaster back on May 3 when it appeared that the government of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu would block any attempt at a state inquiry.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at stairs with waste on it in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a 2nd-century sage for annual commemorations that include all-night prayer and dance, April 30, 2021.

Memorial for Mount Meron victims vandalized at the scene of the disaster

The memorial features photos of the 45 people crushed to death at the Lag Ba'omer event in April of this year and hangs next to the path where the crush occurred.

The memorial for the victims of the Mount Meron tragedy was found destroyed on the ground, July 14, 2021

Israel's A-G suspends Mount Meron tragedy investigation

The investigation into the disaster in which 45 men and boys were crushed to death at the Meron holy site in April did not get past preliminary steps.

The bodies of the victims of the tragedy at Mount Meron on Lag Ba'omer.

MK Miri Regev: 'Writing is on the wall' for Temple Mount bridge collapse

The Mughrabi Bridge was originally built as a temporary structure and despite a safety warning issued in 2011, has remained in operation since

Israeli soldiers walking past Mughrabi Bridge, the wooden footbridge leading up from the Western Wall to the sacred compound where al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine (not seen), in Jerusalem's Old City.

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How will demolition order for Meron affect investigation into disaster?

The families of those who died in the Mount Meron tragedy in April worry this could compromise the investigation into the disaster.

Workers are seen removing bleachers on Mount Meron, on July 1, 2021.

Mount Meron: Ex-chief justice appointed to head state inquiry panel

Naor was picked due to her stature leading the entire judicial branch and her experience handling highly complex matters.