Gross Family

Pesticide tragedy: NIS 3.5 million compensation to Gross family

Clinic which determined symptoms were only result of a virus and exterminator will compensate family which lost 2 daughters in 2014.

Seven years after a tragedy, this singer remembered his promise

Hasidic singer Avraham Fried promised hospitalized, poisoned child, 'I'll dance at your bar mitzvah.' This week, he fulfilled his promise.

Exterminator responsible for disaster convicted of manslaughter

Yosef Zvi Barkan, exterminator responsible for Jerusalem disaster that killed two sisters convicted of manslaughter in a plea bargain.

Bereaved father: We don't feel any enmity

Plea bargain reached, father of girls killed in their home by phosphine says he feels no enmity or vengeance towards exterminator.

Exterminator who poisoned family charged with manslaughter

The exterminator whose negligence caused the poisoning of the Gross family 2 and a half years ago to be charged.

Parents of Poisoned Infants 'Want to Prevent Another Tragedy'

Attorney Haim Meir who is representing the Gross family explains reason for its negligence lawsuit.

Parents of Poisoned Infants Sue for $3 Million

Gross family, that tragically lost 2- and 4-year-old daughters to pesticide poisoning, launches major negligence lawsuit.

Light after darkness

A Son is Born to Victims of Pesticide Tragedy

A year after losing daughters Avigail and Yael, Shimon and Michal Gross are blessed with a baby boy.

3-year-old Girl Hospitalized After Pesticides Sprayed in Home

Infant in Jerusalem rushed to the hospital after being poisoned, shortly after apartment sprayed with chemicals.

Poisoning on Jerusalem's Main Street

Two men at club on Yafo Street left unconscious by toxic cleaning materials, including chloride gas.

Gross Family to Host Dinner in Gratitude Over Surviving Sons

Aish HaTorah to host 'seudat hodaya' for the boys, who survived near-fatal phosphine poisoning in January.

Child Poisoned By Pesticides Re-Admitted to Hospital

Gross family faces another struggle as one of their sons undergoes emergency surgery; his condition is stable.

Push to Regulate Pest Extermination After Family Poisoning

Gross family poisoning inspires bill to regulate extermination. If passed, pesticides will only be distributed by licensed professionals.

Bittersweet Homecoming

Brothers who Survived Pesticide Poisoning are Back Home

Haim Michael and Refael Yitzhak Gross were released from hospital 4 weeks after tragedy that claimed their sisters.

Police: Evidence of Negligence in Pesticide Deaths

Police recommend putting exterminator on trial for manslaughter over the deaths of two young girls.

Breaking News

Released: Suspect in Gross Family Poisoning Identified

Yossi Barkan, Nataf resident, is a suspect in the poisoning deaths of Avigail and Yael Gross, 2 and 4.

Report: Jerusalem Poisoning Suspect Still Works as Exterminator

Responding to undercover investigation by Channel 2, lawyer of suspect in Gross family poisoning says his client did nothing wrong.

Jerusalem Poisoning: Injured Brothers Finally Reunited

Yitzhak and Michael Gross see each other for the first time since both seriously injured in Jerusalem poisoning tragedy.

Second Brother in Tragic Family Poisoning Wakes Up

Second of critically ill brothers wakes up and communicates with his family. Boys poisoned by pesticide that killed sisters.

Jerusalem Poisoning: Five-Year-Old Victim Regains Consciousness

Brother injured in the tragic chemical poisoning case in Jerusalem regains consciousness, can now breathe normally.

Father: We’ve Witnessed a Miracle

Father of poisoned children gives thanks for ‘miracles,’ but says, ‘I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.’

Jerusalem Poisoning: Second Child’s Heart Beating

Brothers made critically ill by poison make crucial step toward recovery.

Breaking News Update

Poisoning Case: Yitzhak Gross, 5, Now Able to Breathe On His Own

Child seriously injured in Jerusalem family poisoning begins to stabilize.

Jerusalem Poisoning: 'Only Prayer Can Save the Boys'

In Arutz Sheva interview, bereaved parents of poisoned children ask for prayers for their sons after daughters pass away.

Netanyahu Tells Bereaved Family: 'We Cry with You'

Netanyahu calls father of poisoned Jerusalem family after 2- and 4-year-old daughters die from lethal pesticides.