Revelers openly defy firefighters trying to extinguish unlawful bonfires as festivities bounce back after wartime closure; ...

During Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron, Haredi revelers shout at firefighters trying to extinguish an illegal bonfire at the site.“Get out of here!” shouts a young man as a group crowds around ...

Thousands of joyful revelers gathered on Mount Meron Thursday night for the traditional Lag B’Omer celebration at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The festive event was in full swing, supported by ...

Watch live as hundreds of thousands of Jews from all walks of life celebrate Lag B'Omer together in Meron at the Kever of ...

Just hours before the main Hilula event kicks off, Dov Ber Hechtman, official photographer for the Hilula of Rashbi in Meron, ...

The exercise, involving Israel Police and Fire & Rescue Services along with Magen David Adom (MDA), will simulate terror attacks, rocket fire, crowd stampedes, and road closures among other scenarios.

A Haredi man was indicted for damaging security infrastructure on Israel’s Mount Meron ahead of the Lag B’Omer festivities.The post Measures taken to prevent another disaster at Meron pilgrimage appea ...

Magen David Adom (MDA) is prepared to provide medical security, as it has carried out for decades, for the Lag B'Omer pilgrimage this week in Meron, which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands ...