At least 24 killed in Eilat bus crash

At least 24 people have been killed after an Israeli bus carrying tourists plunged into a desert ravine north of the resort town of Eilat.

Dozens more passengers have been injured, with some reported to be in a serious condition.

The private bus was en route to an airport near Eilat when it veered off the Mitzpe-Ramon-Eilat road into the 80-metre ravine.