Worshipers at annual festival will be transported from nearby parking lot on shuttles, given limited time at holy site, and only one bonfire will be allowed

Israeli officials say they don't want a repeat of Mt. Meron disaster; Easter ceremony at Church of the Holy Sepulchre goes ahead with some 4,000 participants

Kobi Shabtai rejects claim he ignored fresh warnings of overcrowding at the site ahead of the disaster, in which 45 people were killed and over 100 injured

Plan reportedly based on 2014 outline by Yair Lapid, seizing control away from Haredi groups and ending illegal construction on the hilltop

Procession for Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an influential religious leader with hundreds of thousands of followers, raises fears of crush similar to deadly Lag B'Omer disaster

Religious Services Ministry streamlines application for National Center for the Development of Holy Sites, after 45 people died at 2021 festivities under its watch

Berliner will replace ex-Supreme Court chief justice Miriam Naor, who died last week at the age of 74

Justice and finance ministers announce compensation for 'tremendous loss' in Israel's worst peacetime disaster

Head of police operations division says commissioner responded to his warning ahead of deadly event by saying 'Don't worry, any commission of inquiry will be on me'

3 held after clashing with police when denied entrance; initial ban on religious pilgrimage event was reversed, with police allowing public to enter graveside area for 7 minutes