Overview

• A one-and-a-half-year-old from Jerusalem was pronounced dead at Hadassah Mount Scopus after resuscitation efforts, according to the hospital and United Hatzalah responders.
• The death is the fourth pediatric fatality in Jerusalem within a week, bringing the nationwide outbreak death toll to six children since the start of the year.
• Hospitals report 21 measles patients now admitted across Israel, including seven in intensive care, with one on ECMO and other severe cases requiring mechanical ventilation.
• Active outbreak zones include Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modi’in Illit, Nof Hagalil, Kiryat Gat, and Ashdod.
• The Health Ministry is accelerating measles vaccination by moving up doses, enabling walk-in shots for infants 6–11 months in outbreak areas, and providing post-exposure protection based on age and vaccination status.