Long before the Lag b’Omer stampede, Israel’s Mount Meron was home to a mix of tragedy and euphoria. A similar disaster took place there exactly 110 years ago. That description reflects an ...

The military says a barrage of some 60 rockets was launched from Lebanon at northern Israel earlier, mostly targeting Mount Meron, atop which sits a sensitive air traffic control base. At least ...

The question of who or what is to blame has already begun to surface — and likely will be a subject of speculation and inquiries for years. (JTA) — The day after the deadly stampede at a ...

The IDF Home Front Command has canceled Lag B’Omer celebrations at Mount Meron later this month, following a new assessment. Hezbollah has attacked Mount Meron, which is located some eight ...

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Security officials confirmed there was a direct hit to the Israel Air Force's Air Control Unit base on Mount Meron on Friday morning, following sirens in the area, Army Radio reported. Alarms were ...

The stampede occurred during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, the first mass religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all restrictions related to the ...

Multiple Hezbollah drones were intercepted by the IDF in the North. However, additional drones crashed onto Mount Meron, the IDF announced on Tuesday. Similarly, several projectiles were detected ...

According to it, the attacks with missiles of various types were aimed at the command center for air operations control and electronic warfare in northern Israel, which is located on Mount Meron ...

A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning. The Lag BaOmer pilgrimage, in which 45 people died recently ...