3 Sisters Wounded by Israel Jet Crash Debris

JERUSALEM — Hospital officials said Tuesday that three sisters were injured, one critically, by debris from two Israeli F-15 fighters that collided and crashed in the Dead Sea area, killing both pilots.

The American-made jets were on training flights when the accident occurred Monday, said the army, which has appointed a commission to investigate.

The girls, from a family of nomadic Bedouins, were injured when debris hit their tent near the West Bank village of Bani Naim, about 15 miles south of Jerusalem, Palestinian villagers said. The three were identified as Sahar abu Shkahaidem, 5, who was in critical condition with extensive burns; Alia, 17, in fair condition, and Zaharia, 15, who was treated in nearby Hebron and released.

Twenty sheep belonging to the Shkahaidem family were also reported killed.