Children among injured after rockslide near Dead Sea in Israel

The entrance to the site of a rockslide that took place in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, a popular tourist site in Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside in Israel near the Dead Sea, Israeli medics have said, injuring at least seven people, including children.

Israel’s rescue service said the victims ranged from four to 40 years old, including a five-year-old boy in a critical condition.