Nine people were injured near the Duga beach on the Sea of Galilee early Monday, with four evacuated in mild condition, after apparently being bitten by jackals, Israeli media report. MDA teams treated a 12-year-old girl, two men aged about 35, and a woman about 40, all showing bite marks. Three additional casualties were evacuated, and two others were treated on-site.
Nine people were injured near Duga beach on the Sea of Galilee early Monday, with four evacuated in mild condition, after what appears to have been a jackal attack, according to Israeli media. MDA teams evacuated a 12-year-old girl, two men aged about 35, and a woman about 40 to the Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya) in Tiberias, all with bite marks. Three additional casualties were evacuated, and two were treated on-site. As The Zioneer reported at 05:12 Jerusalem, the incident marks the first reported mass jackal bite event in the Sea of Galilee area this season. The condition of the injured is reported as mild; the circumstances surrounding the animals' behavior remain unclear.
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