It is permitted to publish that Yehuda Levi, an 8-year-old boy from the settlement of Hemdat, is the fatality in the rockslide disaster at Nahal David in the Judean Desert. This morning, a landslide of rocks occurred from the creekbed towards a group of hikers. In total, 9 hikers were injured by the rocks. Yehuda was killed, and there are several other injured individuals, including a tourist from Italy.
Paramedic from Magen David Adom (MDA), Lior Shasha, and Emergency Medical Technician from MDA, Majahad Al-Amor, recounted: "It's a complex area; we quickly arrived at the scene, leaving the ambulances in the creek's parking lot and walked with medical equipment for about a 25-minute hike to the incident site. We identified several injured individuals who were hurt by the rockslide. A 5-year-old child was unconscious and suffered severe abdominal injuries. A 40-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl were fully conscious and also had injuries."
Alongside the IDF Rescue Unit and medical forces, we provided medical treatment to the child and performed extended resuscitation procedures. The woman and the girl were defined as being in mild to moderate condition. Four additional injured individuals arrived at the creek's parking lot: a 20-year-old man, a 40-year-old man, a 4-year-old girl, and an 8-year-old boy, all hurt by the rocks. The girl, who suffered head and limb injuries, was defined as being in moderate condition; the boy and the two men were in mild condition. After on-site treatment, we evacuated the injured using a Magen David Adom helicopter and Israeli Air Force helicopters to hospitals. Additionally, we provided assistance on-site to a number of individuals who were witnesses to the incident and experienced anxiety.
