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A baby seen sleeping in a cradle, illustrative photo (Photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash90)
August 10, 2018, 5:11 pm
Israeli hospitals witness record-breaking baby boom
With maternity wards at full capacity, some mothers are delivering in hallways; Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba breaks record with 1,518 deliveries in July
By JTA
Illustrative image of explosions from Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 20, 2018. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)
July 25, 2018, 8:58 pm
Soldier moderately injured by Gaza sniper, 3 Palestinians killed as IDF responds
Israeli security chiefs hold emergency consultations over Palestinian gunfire at border days after soldier killed; IDF airstrikes and tanks target Hamas bases
By Jacob Magid and Adam Rasgon
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. (Courtesy Soroka Medical Center)
July 4, 2018, 3:14 pm
Senior plastic surgeon kills himself in Soroka operating room
Dr. Alex Barazovsky leaves note blaming Israel Medical Association for his decision to take his own life, citing a feud over intern training
By TOI staff
IDF soldier Eliyahu Drori, who was killed in a tank accident (IDF spokesperson's office)
June 25, 2018, 12:05 pm
IDF: Fatal accident in April caused by tank veering off course, catching fire
Army investigation finds an object got stuck in the armored vehicle's turret, sparking a blaze that killed a soldier, injured 3 near Egyptian border
By Judah Ari Gross
Investigators examine the scene after a gas explosion in the southern city of Sderot, June 8, 2018. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)
June 8, 2018, 8:42 am
Two hurt in suspected Sderot gas explosion
Despite initial concerns that the blast was caused by a projectile fired from Gaza, authorities say blast was not an attack
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of human sperm (photo credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Bobjgalindo/Wikimedia)
June 7, 2018, 12:39 pm
Prolonged stress affects sperm quality, says study of Israelis during Gaza wars
Sperm moved more slowly in nearly four out of 10 samples taken from men during and just after military confrontations between Israel and Hamas in 2012, 2014
By Sue Surkes
A lab at Ben-Gurion University (Courtesy)
May 3, 2018, 2:32 pm
Israeli researchers say new treatment could boost fertility in women and men
Scientists say single dose of compound developed at Ben-Gurion University could speed up egg maturation and ovulation
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tzur Alfi of Mazkeret Batya, who was killed in a flash flood in the south during a school trip on April 26, 2018. (Facebook)
April 28, 2018, 6:29 pm
Flood victim said to have refused to climb to safety, pulled up friends 1 by 1
Tzur Alfi's girlfriend says 18-year-old dreamed of serving in IDF's elite search and rescue unit, but his heroism during flash flood showed he didn't even need the training
By TOI staff
Israeli emergency services take part in a search and rescue mission near the Dead Sea on April 26, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
April 27, 2018, 11:43 pm
‘We called out their names, nobody answered’ — teen recalls deadly flood
Member of group hit by torrent that killed 10 in desert ravine describes moment friends were swept away. 'It was a powerful wave, I'd never seen anything like it'
By TOI staff
A military helicopter searches for missing students near the Dead Sea, southern Israel, April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
April 27, 2018, 3:14 am
Flash flood survivor describes friend ‘slipping away in front of my eyes’
Teen hiker saw 'bodies floating in the water' after powerful surge of water submerged the Tzafit River, killing 10 students
By TOI staff
A car drives through flooded water running through a valley blocking the main road along the Dead Sea, near the desert fortress of Masada, following heavy rainfall on April 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
April 25, 2018, 6:34 pm
Two killed in flash floods as storm, hail batter Israel
Rare April deluge sweeps across country, forcing closure of roads, an airport and a flooded mall
By TOI staff
A woman with breast cancer receives a CT scan (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)
April 25, 2018, 2:35 pm
Israel researchers use electronic nose, urine test to detect early breast cancer
Team from Ben-Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center says these inexpensive methods may be used for other cancers next
By Shoshanna Solomon
IDF soldier Eliyahu Drori, who was killed in a tank accident (IDF spokesperson's office)
April 15, 2018, 1:49 am
Soldier killed in tank accident named as Eliyahu Drori, 20
Two soldiers still in intensive care; armored vehicle said to have been responding to smuggling attempt when it fell into riverbed, catching fire
By TOI staff
Ambulances seen outside a home in the Negev city of Netivot where a child died after being left in a car on March 28, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot news)
March 28, 2018, 8:31 pm
4-year-old dies after being left in car; baby dies in daycare
Bad reception prevents Netivot toddler's parents from calling ambulance; teacher detained for questioning in separate Tel Aviv death
By TOI staff
Firefighters examine the destruction in a children's bedroom after a blaze in a Beersheba apartment, March 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Ynet news)
March 26, 2018, 11:18 am
2-year-old girl who died in Beersheba blaze buried
Hundreds of relatives and friends attend funeral after 'terrible tragedy'; brother still in mortal danger; sister who jumped to safety released from hospital
By TOI staff
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