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Education Ministry Reroutes School Trips After Tragedy

By: C14 Desk

Editor: Asaf Nissan

1 Marcheshvan 5787 (12.10.26)

The Ministry of Education declared an emergency protocol on Monday evening following a fatal incident in northern Israel that resulted in the death of a high school student from Yeshivat ORT Ma'alot and left several others injured. Led by the Education Minister and Director-General, an emergency situation room convened to immediately redirect all scheduled school field trips in confrontation line sectors and the northern Golan Heights on October 13–14 to alternative routes, alongside stringent national safety warnings against unexploded ordnance.

The Ministry of Education announced on Monday evening that, following a severe incident in northern Israel in which a student from the ORT Ma’alot yeshiva high school was killed. Others were injured. Student field trips scheduled to take place along the confrontation line and the northern Golan Heights on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 13–14, will be diverted to alternative routes.

After the incident, the Ministry of Education triggered an emergency protocol and convened an emergency room, led by the Minister of Education and the ministry’s Director-General. As part of the situational assessment, officials decided to modify field trip routes in the designated zones in accordance with the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines map.

Student groups currently touring areas along the confrontation line and the northern Golan Heights were instructed to exit their routes and transition to alternative tracks in coordination with the Ministry of Education’s field trip operations center. In all other parts of the country, school trips will continue as planned.

Meanwhile, the ministry underscored strict safety guidelines, emphasizing extreme caution around unexploded ordnance nationwide. The field trip operations center will evaluate any requests for route modifications or policy exceptions, and the ministry will continue to reassess activity approval frameworks in the coming days.

Alongside these operational measures, the Ministry of Education said it is closely supporting the wounded and their families, while providing emotional and psychological support to students and educational staff. Personnel from the Psychological and Counseling Services (SHEFI) are actively mapping affected circles to deliver targeted emotional responses.

Tomorrow, the daily schedule at the ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School will be adapted to focus on supporting and accompanying students and faculty. The Ministry of Education expressed deep sorrow over the student’s death, extended heartfelt condolences to his family, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.