Over 1,500 people stand in half-kilometer line to donate blood in Tel Aviv

Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel.

Israelis donate blood at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, October 10, 2023. (Ichilov Hospital)
Israelis donate blood at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, October 10, 2023. (Ichilov Hospital)

Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv reports that more than 1,500 people are standing in a half-kilometer-long line waiting to enter the hospital’s lobby to donate blood.

The blood drive lasts until 8 p.m. this evening, and donors with type O blood are especially needed.

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