Disaster in 1911 underlines the perennial safety concerns, and failures, at the holy site where 45 ultra-Orthodox pilgrims were fatally crushed on Thursday night

Some seriously injured people see improvement; police said to fear tens of thousands could flock to site to pay tribute to victims, leading to further danger

Amir Ohana says scope of tragedy is 'far beyond' the cops; police chief says he 'will not rest until the circumstances that led to this disaster are made clear'

Thousands showed up at mobile units across the country after Mt. Meron disaster; health organization encourages further donations

Kobi Shabtai says there was 'full cooperation' between himself and Northern District chief Shimon Lavi in planning event that ended in deaths of 45 people, including children

Temporary barriers and increased security noted at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Rambam Medical Center in Haifa says child has been taken off ventilator and is no longer sedated; identification of fatalities set to resume Saturday evening

Following initial horror over crush that killed 45, blame game begins between various authorities and officials who planned, approved and oversaw mass festivities at holy site

Balancing hardship and happiness is difficult, one teacher says, 'but we’re kind of used to it, Jewish people'

Ashkenazi tells Blinken that Israel working to help victims' families and to return the bodies to US ASAP; youngest of four is a 19-year-old who was in Israel on gap year program