At least one person has lost their life and around twenty have been injured after an explosion registered this Monday on the Rámim ridge, a mountainous area located near the border with Lebanon.
The national ambulance service of Israel, Magen David Adom (MDA), has confirmed that the fatality is a teenager and that, of the 19 injured, two are in serious condition and three have a moderate prognosis.
MDA teams have been dispatched to the scene of the incident and a military helicopter has also been mobilized, according to the organization in its social media.
According to information from the Israeli newspaper "The Times of Israel," those affected are students and teachers from a school who were participating in a trip through the wooded area of the Naftali mountain range when the detonation occurred, which is already being investigated by the authorities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of what happened by the general director of the MDA, Eli Bin; the Minister of Education, Yoav Kish; and his military secretary.
The head of the Executive has stated in a statement from his office, "has requested that it be ensured that the injured are transferred to hospitals as soon as possible and continues to assess the situation continuously."