"There is no other way": the exceptional decision after the disaster in the Upper Galilee

Asaf Langlevan, head of the Upper Galilee Regional Council, demands that the IDF scan open areas used by hikers after a disaster in which children were hurt by a fallen projectile. In an interview with 103FM he makes clear that hikes in the area will continue despite the severe incident, and stresses the need to draw lessons and prevent a recurrence.

Asaf Langlevan, head of the Upper Galilee Regional Council, is demanding that the IDF scan the open areas used by hikers and draw lessons, following a disaster in which children were hurt by the explosion of a fallen projectile in the Ramim Ridge area. In an interview with 103FM he updated that the children had been taken out of the area and were on their way to Kibbutz Yiftah to meet their families. Langlevan described the lethal combination between tourism in the Upper Galilee, which he called one of the most beautiful parts of the country, and the presence of the IDF fighting in the area for three years. Despite the severe incident, he made clear that the hikes would continue, out of an educational conception of love of the land. He stressed that the area where the disaster occurred is not a closed military zone, but a scenic road open to the public, and that residents and hikers returned to the area a year and a half ago. Langlevan directed a firm demand at the IDF to draw lessons and make every effort that the incident not recur, even if this requires extensive scans of the area by many soldiers. He added that the responsibility is to prevent hikers from encountering a fallen projectile, and hoped this would be the last such incident.