Ninth-grader identified as teen killed in explosion near Lebanon border
Eleazar Yair Wilensky was identified as the Israeli teenager killed in an explosion incident during a hike in northern Israel on Monday.
Wilensky, a ninth-grader at ORT Ma’alot religious high school, died during a school hike on the Ramim Ridge in the Upper Galilee. Hospitals in northern Israel reported six people in serious condition, four in moderate condition and 15 with minor injuries, as a result of the incident.
His family described him as “a child full of life,” who was “smart, full of joy, a good and beloved friend, with his whole future ahead of him.” He was the youngest of five siblings and is survived by his parents, three sisters and a brother.
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