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after this one announcement. Major tragedy in Jerusalem last night. There is a celebration called Lagba Omer, the 33rd day in the counting

of the Omer, which is the end of Passover to Pentecost, to Shavuot. There is a gathering

at the grave site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, second century, one of the leading sages in rabbinic Judaism.

And Israel is getting past COVID issues now as far as public going out and no masks

and just going back to normal life much more.

And the ultra-Orthodox community, they've been

pushing back against many of the restrictions all along. But now this is something where they could

gather in public. Maybe 10,000 could be better accommodated in the location there. There's a narrow

tunnel through which people pass at a certain point. But there are 100,000 there are celebrating,

lighting fires. And there was

a stampede as people trying to get through the tunnel. Some claim that police had one area

barricaded. Whatever happened, about 45 people died. Yeah, about 45 people died. Many others injured.

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