In contrast to the hatred on Al-Jazeera, where commenters said they were happy to see Israelis die, the message from the UAE, Bahrain and other countries was to express remorse.

The marathon of coalition negotiations that had been expected to take place over the weekend did not happen, due to Thursday night's tragedy at Mount Meron.

Fire and rescue services have gained control of the flames and the plant has paused the supply of fuel to the facility.

While there is “no golden rule," there are best practices for surviving a stampede.

In Jerusalem, I see the fulfillment of 2,800-year-old prophecies. It is a place where the fabric between the spiritual and the material is so thin that it elevates everything.

"Government corruption and the alliance between the accused [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and ultra-Orthodox political parties that allowed for the event cost human lives."

With Jerusalem under lockdown last year's Holy Fire ceremony was held in the near-empty church that is revered by Christians as the site of Jesus's crucifixion, burial and resurrection.

The first time doubt crept in was when one of the sons made a few remarks about Jesus at school; all the dominoes fell from there.