Rockslide near Dead Sea in Israel kills five-year-old boy

A warning sign near 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 on to a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel, trapping many people, killing a five-year-old boy and injuring at least six others, medics have said.

The volunteer emergency medical service United Hatzalah said rescue teams recovered numerous people who were trapped under the rubble.