Neot HaKikar disaster ( Hebrew : אסון נאות הכיכר ) , which occurred on 30 December 1970 , was until the Mount Carmel forest fire of 2010 the worst natural disaster in the history of the State of Israel . Heavy rains caused rocks to detach from an overhanging cliff and crush a dining room in an Israel Defense Forces base . 19 soldiers and one civilian were killed and ten soldiers were injured ( three of them severely )
Mount Carmel forest fire of 2010
Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)
Neot HaKikar disaster