Two dead and more than 150 injured after seats collapse at West Bank synagogue

More than 150 people were injured at the uncompleted West Bank synagogue (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)

Two people have died and more than 150 people have been injured after a tiered seating structure collapsed at a synagogue in the West Bank, Israeli medics have said.

The structure was packed with ultra-Orthodox worshippers and collapsed during prayers at the beginning of a major Jewish holiday.