Daycare Tragedy

Infant dies at Bnei Brak daycare, caretaker arrested

One-year-old declared dead after being evacuated in critical condition from a Bnei Brak daycare.

The disturbing data on Jerusalem's childcare

Knesset's Education Committee holds urgent meeting following deaths of two infants in unsupervised daycare setting.

Where our anger lies

The daycare tragedy and its attendant scandal show that our priorities are misguided in more ways than one. Opinion.

How to prevent an autopsy

ZAKA’s Legal Affairs Unit represented the families of two infants who died in a Jerusalem daycare, arguing successfully that invasive autopsies were unnecessary and violated human dignity.

'He needed to die'

Mother leaves house of mourning to testify in favor of caregivers

Court releases caregivers at daycare where two infants died to house arrest.

Daycare tragedy

Deceased infant's parents: 'We trust the caregiver'

Chani Katz rejects criticism of the caregivers, while her husband adds, 'What crushed me were the hateful comments.'

Footage of ramming near protest raises serious questions

New footage of bus ramming teen near Komemiyut raises questions about the driver's intentions.

Number of children in unlicensed childcare estimated at 114,000

Daycare tragedy in Jerusalem throws unlicensed childcare into the limelight, highlighting shortage of budget for enforcement.

Haredi youth hit by bus & killed while returning from protest

Naftali Tzvi Kramer, 17 years old and a student at the Satmar yeshiva, was struck by a bus while returning from a protest in Komemiyut in the second such incident today.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy:

Father recounts harrowing search for son

Father of an infant at the daycare where the tragedy occurred says: 'You hear rumors, people are talking about babies in serious condition, and you don’t know where your child is.'

High Court of Justice:

No autopsy on two infants who perished in daycare disaster

High Court of Justice accepts appeal filed by ZAKA on behalf of the families of two infants who perished in the daycare disaster in Jerusalem, opposing the autopsy of their bodies.

Haredi protester run over by car during demonstration

A Haredi youth was struck by a car during a protest against performing autopsies on the babies who died at a daycare.

Daycare tragedy

Police representative describes 'appalling' scene

Court agrees to extend detentions of arrested daycare director and caretaker until Thursday, as ZAKA petitions the Supreme Court to block autopsies.

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Haredi protester pushes elderly man into the street

Protesters are blocking roads, throwing stones and objects at officers, and setting trash bins on fire. Police footage shows them attacking an elderly man who tried to move an object out of the road.

Daycare tragedy:

Most hospitalized infants discharged

The majority of the 70 infants admitted to Jerusalem hospitals after two of their peers died at a daycare were discharged in good condition.

Heartbreaking Farewell:

'How do you eulogize a baby?'

The mother of six-month-old Aharon said farewell in a handwritten eulogy she shared online, "How in God's name does one eulogize a baby?"

Jerusalem burns as police seek to find cause of infants' death

Haredi extremists block roads and clash with police in the capital in bid to prevent autopsies on infants who died in daycare tragedy. Police arrest daycare owner and one of the caregivers.

Lia and Aharon died in the tragedy at the Jerusalem daycare

Lia Golovnetsitz and Aharon Katz, died in the tragic incident at a daycare center operating without supervision in the Romema neighborhood.

Amidst the chaos

The hug that calmed a baby in the trauma unit

Orly Shalom, a respiratory technician at Hadassah Hospital, found herself called upon to care for infants affected by the tragedy in Jerusalem.

MDA dispatch

'Another infant needs resuscitation?'

Magen David Adom released the first emergency call received by its dispatch center reporting the tragedy in Jerusalem in which two infants died and another 53 were injured.

Documentation from daycare where babies died

First footage from the daycare center in Romema reveals overcrowding and the number of strollers inside the apartment. Police are investigating suspicions of serious negligence by the staff.

Daycare tragedy: Haredim fume at Attorney General

Haredim point fingers at judicial system, Attorney General, claiming end to daycare funding has created dangerous conditions.

Jerusalem: 53 children injured, 2 dead

Fifty-three children injured at Jerusalem childcare site, two dead.