Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others

JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks has tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel, trapping many people, killing a 5-year-old boy and injuring at least six others. Medics say rescue teams recovered numerous people who were trapped under the rubble. Israeli military helicopters airlifted the victims to nearby hospitals. It was not immediately clear what caused the rockslide. They typically occur when torrential rains or earthquakes create fissures in a hillside. The rockslide occurred in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on the western shore of the Dead Sea, a popular tourist site.