{"id":491239,"date":"2026-06-13T18:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/491239\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:32:13","slug":"her-whole-face-was-covered-in-blood-11-campers-attacked-by-jackals-at-sea-of-galilee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/491239\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Her whole face was covered in blood’: 11 campers attacked by jackals at Sea of Galilee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleven people, including three minors, were attacked by jackals overnight while camping on the Duga beach on the Sea of Galilee, reports said Saturday.<\/p>\n

While the injuries were relatively minor, the Walla news site quoted local officials as saying that the behavior of at least one of the jackals was highly unusual, leading to fears that it could be infected with rabies.<\/p>\n

Yelena, whose 12-year-old daughter Alice was attacked by one of the animals, said her child was traumatized after being bitten on her face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all sleeping in the tent, it was night. Suddenly, while we were asleep, my daughter Alice screamed: \u2018It hurts! It hurts!\u2019 She was really screaming. I quickly turned on the light, and her whole face was covered in blood. I was terribly scared,\u201d Yelena said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the animal that bit her, it was big, just huge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey told us there were five jackals here on the beach, and many people were injured by them, but my daughter took it the hardest. Other people were bitten a little on the leg, but it bit her right in the face,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Yelena said her daughter was taken to hospital by ambulance and given vaccinations and stitches to the wound on her face before she was released.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s in a state of crazy fear now. She\u2019s just traumatized,\u201d Yelena said. \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking, because in less than a month she has her bat mitzvah, and just a few days from now, she has her school graduation party.\u201d<\/p>\n

All of those who were attacked were taken to hospital for treatment, including vaccinations, and were later released, reports said.<\/p>\n

The Nature and Parks Authority told the Ynet news site that it was investigating the attacks, and that it was checking whether the campers had been attacked by stray dogs or jackals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to seek medical treatment due to the risk of contracting rabies,\u201d the authority said.<\/p>\n

There have been several reports of animals infected with rabies in the north of the country in recent months.<\/p>\n


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