Gil Alon, who was slightly injured and turned to Maimonides, who repeated what he went through in the disaster in Meron: "We passed hundreds of people on the stairs instead of dozens. I feared for my life."
The tragedy of the merriment in Meron:
More than a hundred people were injured and at least 40 people were killed in the extreme pressing event that took place tonight (Thursday to Friday) in the traditional merriment in Meron.
Gil Alon, 47, from Haifa, was slightly injured and was taken to Rambam Hospital, which returned to "Israel Today" for what he went through during the extreme urgency of the celebration in Hebron.
Urgent in merriment in Meron
"First revelry, a piece of revelry. The atmosphere was very friendly there even though there were a lot of people. The tragic event occurred with the end of the main bonfire. People started to evacuate outside. We went through stairs for 50 people and there were more than 500."
"The first line fell and urgency began. Then line after line fell and there were hard sights," Gil said and immediately added, "I was rescued thanks to two people. I was lying on someone and someone was lying on me. We made sure to keep our airways open. The weight was heavy. All. "Time fell more people. At some point they opened a side door and it managed to release a bit. I try to recover. I feared for my life but there were three of us and we cared for each other. People tried to help each other and there was assistance. Within minutes rescue forces arrived and saved lives."
The place of the disaster in Meron // Photo: Ancho Gush
Among the first to arrive to treat the casualties at the scene was MDA paramedic Omri Hochman, who said: "We arrived at the scene when there was a big commotion and dozens of people ran in our direction. The sights were very difficult, dozens of wounded lay near the tribune and on the slope and dozens more walked with various injuries, the large forces of the mountain began medical treatment and resuscitation, and with stretchers we rescued the wounded to MDA clinics on the mountain, and from there we continued with ambulances. Intensive care and helicopters for hospitals in the north of the country and in Jerusalem. "