Teenager Killed in Munitions Blast on School Trip in Northern Israel

In October 2026, a 14-year-old student was killed and 19 others were injured when munitions exploded during a school hiking trip in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Medics said the blast appeared to involve unexploded ordnance, and police opened an investigation into the circumstances. One report described the device as Hezbollah-linked ordnance that went off in a student's bag.

One person was killed and 24 injured in a separate explosion of Hezbollah ordnance near the Lebanon border, according to a report from the area.