Eleven people, including three minors, were attacked by jackals overnight while camping on the Duga beach on the Sea of Galilee, reports said Saturday.

While the injuries were relatively minor, the Walla news site quoted local officials as saying that the behavior of at least one of the jackals was highly unusual, leading to fears that it could be infected with rabies.

Yelena, whose 12-year-old daughter Alice was attacked by one of the animals, said her child was traumatized after being bitten on her face.

“We were all sleeping in the tent, it was night. Suddenly, while we were asleep, my daughter Alice screamed: ‘It hurts! It hurts!’ She was really screaming. I quickly turned on the light, and her whole face was covered in blood. I was terribly scared,” Yelena said.

“I saw the animal that bit her, it was big, just huge,” she said.

“They told us there were five jackals here on the beach, and many people were injured by them, but my daughter took it the hardest. Other people were bitten a little on the leg, but it bit her right in the face,” she said.

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