Three arrested after 10 young Israelis killed in flash floods

Three people have been arrested in Israel in connection with the deaths of 10 young hikers in flash floods during a programme to prepare them for military service, police said Friday. The ten students, mostly aged 17 and 18, were caught up in floods while hiking in the Arabah desert in southern Israel following exceptionally heavy rainfall. "Police questioned three staff members from the academy that organised the trip," Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement.

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