Overview
- Emergency responders treated 15 young children at a private daycare on Ha‑Mag Street in Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood on Monday.
- Two four-month-old infants were found unconscious, received on-scene care, and were transported to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Mount Scopus hospitals.
- Firefighters and the district hazmat unit secured the site, conducted monitoring for dangerous substances, and continued ventilation efforts.
- Officials have not confirmed the cause, though local reports point to possible carbon monoxide exposure under active investigation.
- The Education Ministry opened an inquiry into the privately run apartment-based daycare as authorities urged residents to avoid the area during testing.