A second teenage girl who drowned in the Jordan River has been identified as Amman Kamal Khair, a resident of Abu Snan in the Galilee, according to Israeli media. The first victim was identified moments earlier as Hala Azam, also from Abu Snan.
The second teenage victim of the Jordan River drowning was named as Amman Kamal Khair, also from Abu Snan, shortly before 22:35 Jerusalem. The identification follows the broadcast naming of the first victim, Hala Azam, at 20:12 Jerusalem by multiple Israeli news outlets, as The Zioneer reported at that time.
The sequence of events began at 20:12 Jerusalem, when a 13-year-old girl was reported drowned after being swept away near Lhavot HaBashan. Within minutes, police confirmed a second missing 13-year-old, and over the next five hours rescue crews recovered both bodies from the same stretch. The first victim was identified as Hala Azam at 20:12; the second victim, Amman Kamal Khair, was identified later in the evening.
As The Zioneer reported on earlier updates, all civilians were from the Arab village of Abu Snan in the Galilee. The cause of the drowning — whether a strong current, a sudden drop, or other hazard — has not been confirmed by officials.
No further victims have been reported, and no official statement from the police or rescue services regarding the precise circumstances has been published as of 22:35 Jerusalem.
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