Posted 5May2021? "What was happening by the stairs in Meron" https://www.rivkalevy.com/video-of-what-was-happening-by-the-stairs-in-meron/ :
More video evidence of Police Blocking ALL the exits
This is not easy video to watch, please be advised.
But it clearly shows the police were at the scene long before Channel 12 put them. The video also shows that BOTH SIDES of the stairs were blocked – the left-hand exit by the police, who can be seen in the video above waving people back up the stairs. there and the right hand side probably by a fence like the one below, or something similar, a little further down the steps.
Background: This video shows 45 Dead and over 150 injured on Thursday night 29-30April2021 - 18 Iyar 5781 as hundreds of thousands of Jews are in Meron, Israel came to celebrate Lag Ba'Omer. The holiday marks the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi).