Two 13-year-olds found dead after drowning in Jordan River

13-year-old Hala Azzam and Iman Khir were on a family vacation without their parents and went missing for several hours. Another relative who was also missing was found and called rescue forces, who later recovered the bodies of the two young girls

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13-year-old Hala Azzam and Iman Khir were on a family vacation without their parents and went missing for several hours. Another relative who was also missing was found and called rescue forces, who later recovered the bodies of the two young girls

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09:54 AM • June 28 2026 IDT

13-year-olds Hala Azzam and Iman Khir, from the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Snan, drowned on Saturday in the Jordan River. The two disappeared during a family trip in the area.

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