Overview

• Four Jerusalem toddlers died within a week, bringing the total to six child fatalities since the outbreak began.
• Hospitals report 21 measles patients nationwide, including seven in intensive care and one on an ECMO machine.
• Active outbreak zones include Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modi'in Illit, Nof HaGalil, Kiryat Gat and Ashdod.
• The Health Ministry expanded access to early MMR dosing, allowing 6–11 month infants to be vaccinated without appointments in affected areas and advancing the second dose in hotspots.
• Israel’s Chief Rabbis framed vaccination as a religious obligation, and senior rabbis condemned anti-vaccine persuasion, with Rabbi David Yosef warning that refusing shots constitutes shedding blood.