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Monday, January 19, 2026
2 babies critical, 28 others injured at Jerusalem daycare after gas thought to have leaked from heater
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Medics at the scene of an incident at an unlicensed daycare in the ultra-Orthodox Romema neighborhood in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
Medics say that two babies are in critical condition and 28 other children were impacted in the apparent hazardous materials incident at a private Jerusalem daycare.
The two babies in critical condition are aged around four months, Magen David Adom emergency service says.
According to Hebrew-language media reports, it is believed that gas may have leaked from a heater at the daycare on Ha’Mem Gimel Street.
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