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A boy was killed and around 19 others were injured when an explosion occurred during a school trip near the Lebanese border in northern Israel on Monday. Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed that unexploded ordnance is suspected as the cause of the blast, which affected students and staff from a religious high school on an outing. The military dispatched soldiers and helicopters to assist at the scene, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled his plans to focus on handling this "severe incident."

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On Monday, an explosion killed one boy and injured around 19 others during a school trip in northern Israel near the Lebanese border. Defence Minister Israel Katz expressed condolences for the deceased student's family on X (formerly Twitter) and wished recovery to all the injured. The incident is suspected to have been caused by unexploded ordnance, with medical sources confirming about 20 people were affected, varying degrees of severity. Both students and staff from a religious high school in Maalot-Tarshiha were part of the outing when the explosion occurred. Israeli military dispatched soldiers and helicopters to investigate the scene, which is located in an area that has seen frequent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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A boy was killed in an explosion that injured around 19 others during a school trip in northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Monday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said. asserted

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The explosion occurred as a group of Israeli high school students hiked near the Lebanese border, with unexploded ordnance suspected, officials said. “I share in the heavy grief of the family of the boy who was killed in the explosion during the trip near the northern border, and I wish a swift and full recovery to all the injured,” Katz posted on X, adding that the incident was being investigated. asserted

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Meanwhile, the military said soldiers and helicopters had been dispatched to the scene in northern Israel, a region from which Israeli forces have been pounding Lebanon, from where Hezbollah have fired periodic rockets across the border. asserted

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Citing medical sources, the Israeli police said that “the initial suspicion is that it was caused by an unexploded ordnance, as a result of which about 20 people were injured with varying degrees of severity”. asserted

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The incident injured both students and staff from a religious high school as they were on an outing, the municipality of the northern city of Maalot-Tarshiha said. asserted

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The Magen David Adom emergency services had earlier said that eight of the injuries were serious or moderate and that paramedics were treating them. asserted

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrapped plans and was holding assessments over the “severe incident”, his office said. asserted

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“The Prime Minister asked to ensure that the injured are being evacuated as quickly as possible to hospitals and is continuing to hold ongoing assessments,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. asserted

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The military said that soldiers were at the scene to provide assistance, while air force helicopters were en route. asserted

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One killed in explosion that hit north Israel school trip: defence minister

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