Mount Meron disaster: National day of mourning in Israel
Sunday was declared a national day of mourning in Israel following the disaster at Mount Meron, in which 45 people were killed in a stampede.
Flags at the Knesset were lowered to half mast in memory of the victims of the Meron disaster in a special ceremony at the Knesset on Sunday morning.(photo credit: NOAM MOSKOVICH)ByANA BERSKY/MAARIV, TAL LEV RAM/MAARIV, ARIK BENDER/MAARIV, GIL HOFFMANUpdated: