Magen David Adom evacuated a one-year-old toddler and a three-year-old child suffering from weakness to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital after they fell ill near a residential building on Makor Baruch Street — the fourth such hospitalization in the same block within roughly two hours. Hazmat crews remain at the scene searching for a possible source, Israeli media report.
Magen David Adom reported at 19:45 that a one-year-old child and a three-year-old child fell ill near a residential building on Makor Baruch Street in Jerusalem's Makor Baruch (Beit Yisrael) neighborhood and were evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital with weakness. This is the fourth such hospitalization in the same block since the first report at around 17:30.
As The Zioneer reported at 19:27, four children — a one-year-old boy, a one-year-old girl, a three-year-old boy, and a three-year-old girl — collapsed and were hospitalized after feeling dizzy and fainting in the same area, with Fire and Rescue hazardous materials (Hazmat) crews conducting tests at the scene.
At 19:41, The Zioneer reported that two more children had fallen ill in the same building, bringing the total to six children hospitalized before this latest report. The current count stands at eight children evacuated from the same location.
An unknown substance is suspected; Hazmat crews continue testing to locate or rule out dangerous substances. No official cause has been confirmed.
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