"A Hard Tragedy": Toddler About Two Years Old Passes Away at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

A toddler about two years old from Beit Shemesh passed away at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital after being hospitalized for several days. ZAKA operated to release his body for a swift burial.

A hard tragedy in Beit Shemesh: a toddler about two years old, a resident of the city, passed away today (Tuesday) at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, after being hospitalized for several days. Thanks to the activity of ZAKA volunteers, his body was released for a swift burial directly from the hospital. The commander of ZAKA Beit Shemesh, Rabbi Avraham Kap, and his deputy Yosef Chaim Hauzi, worked together with the organization's legal department to complete the procedures. The two stated: "This is a hard and painful tragedy of a toddler about two years old who passed away at the hospital. Immediately upon receiving the news, we acted in coordination with ZAKA's legal department with the relevant authorities to expedite the process of releasing him for burial." The toddler is being transported in a ZAKA ambulance to the 'Derech HaChaim' funeral home in Beit Shemesh.