Doctors and other professionals who have left Israel, imputable to the now halted Israeli judicial reform, are going all out in an effort to return and lend their support in the ongoing crisis.
A swift operation was then initiated, employing specialized equipment to ensure the safe retrieval of the stranded hikers.
According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, about 178,500 migrants have come to Europe in the year to date via the Mediterranean, while about 2,500 died or went missing on the way.
Three men who were stranded on a jet ski in the Kinneret for several hours were rescued by a helicopter thanks to a joint effort of Israel Police and Magen David Adom.
Rescuers from Spain, Britain and Qatar were helping Morocco's search teams, while Italy, Belgium, France and Germany said their offers of assistance had yet to be approved.
The state news agency reported the death toll was now 2,497 with 2,476 people injured.
The deceased was reportedly a foreign national, and his death was pronounced at the scene.
Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.
The maritime prefecture confirmed that there had been at least one death and said search and rescue operations were ongoing.
The operation comes as violent clashes arose between the Ethiopian Army and the FANO militia in the Amhara province, trapping some 150 Israelis.
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