Following Fatal Dud Blast: Israel Weighs Halting School Trips to North

The Education Ministry and police are considering temporarily suspending school trips to the north, as the police chief assesses the munition was a cluster bomb.

The Ministry of Education and Israel Police are considering temporarily halting school trips to northern Israel in the coming days following the fatal unexploded ordnance blast during a student hike, Haaretz and i24NEWS reported.

According to Police Commissioner Danny Levy, police assess with high probability that the detonated munition was a cluster bomb. Levy noted that such remnants can remain in the terrain for months or even years and detonate upon contact.

An official decision regarding the suspension of trips has not yet been announced, and further details have not yet been released.