Overview

• Israel’s Health Ministry says five children have died since the outbreak began, all under 2.5 years old and unvaccinated, with three fatalities in Jerusalem over the past week.
• A 15-month-old from Mea She'arim was found unresponsive on Thursday and was declared dead at Hadassah Mount Scopus after extensive resuscitation attempts by United Hatzalah and MDA teams.
• Hadassah Ein Kerem reported a 13-month-old girl died over Rosh Hashanah after two months in intensive care, including ECMO, having contracted measles at 11 months before she was eligible for MMR.
• The ministry now allows MMR for infants aged 6–11 months in high-incidence areas, noting the early dose offers partial protection and must be followed by the routine two-dose schedule after age one.
• Hospitals report dozens of pediatric patients, including multiple ICU cases, and some outlets cite crude death-to-case ratios to suggest wider spread than official counts, which remain uncertain.