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Unexploded munition kills teenager and injures 24 on hike in northern Israel
A 14-year-old boy was killed and 24 students and adults were injured in an explosion during a school hike in northern Israel.
The group was hiking near the border with Lebanon, in an area affected by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said the device was likely an unexploded cluster munition fired by Hezbollah.
Such weapons can spread over wide areas, and some do not explode when they land.
One student is believed to have picked up the device before it detonated.
The injuries included two teenagers in serious condition, and the group was taken to hospitals in northern Israel.
Israel’s police chief said authorities would review whether to stop school trips in the area.
A teenager was killed and 24 people were injured when an unexploded munition detonated during a school hike in northern Israel.
The group was hiking near the Lebanon border in the Ramim Ridge area on Monday.
The Israeli military said the device was likely a Hezbollah cluster submunition.
Authorities said a student may have picked up the device before it exploded.
Reports differ on the teenager’s age: two sources said he was 14, while one reported he was 15.
- Who
- A 14-year-old boy was killed, and 24 students and adults were injured. One source reported the boy was 15.
- What
- An unexploded munition detonated during a school hike, killing the boy and injuring 24 people.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026, at around 3:30 p.m., according to the Times of Israel.
- Where
- The Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel, near the Lebanon border.
- Why
- The Israeli military said the device was likely an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition. Authorities said a student may have picked it up.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A student is believed to have come across the unexploded munition and picked it up.
The munition detonated, killing a teenager and injuring 24 people.
Responders treated the injured, who were taken to three hospitals in northern Israel.
- Fatality
- One teenage boy; reported as 14 by two sources and 15 by one
- Injured
- 24 people
- Location
- Ramim Ridge area, northern Israel, near the Lebanon border
- Time
- Around 3:30 p.m. on October 12, 2026
- Likely device
- An unexploded cluster munition attributed by the Israeli military to Hezbollah
What people are saying
There were penetrating injuries, most likely the result of shrapnel impact from which fragments injured the patients
Some were holding onto and trying to help their wounded friends
Sources
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