An infant died hours after undergoing a brit milah (ritual circumcision) at Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital in Jerusalem, where doctors pronounced his death. Police have opened an investigation and the body has been transferred for autopsy, according to Hebrew-language reports.
A one-week-old infant died hours after undergoing a brit milah (ritual circumcision) at Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital in Jerusalem, according to Hebrew-language reports from early Sunday morning. Police have opened an investigation and the body has been transferred to the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine for autopsy.
As The Zioneer reported Saturday night, a week-old infant died at the same hospital following a brit milah, with further details pending. An earlier, separate incident was also reported Friday: an eight-day-old baby died after a brit milah in the settlement of Ma'ale Mikhmas. Police have not stated whether the three cases are connected. The circumstances of both Jerusalem incidents — the same hospital and similar timing — may draw scrutiny from investigators and medical authorities, though no official linkage has been established.
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