Suspected poisoning at family event: 11 people feel unwell, including 10 children

Suspected poisoning at a family event: 11 people, including ten children and a man about 33, felt unwell during the night (Monday) after attending a family gathering. United Hatzalah teams were called to two locations – in Beit Shemesh and Modi'in Illit – and provided initial medical assistance. Some of the patients were evacuated by ambulance to hospitals in stable condition. According to a United Hatzalah spokesperson, six family members were located in Beit Shemesh – a man about 33 and five children aged 1 to 11. In Modi'in Illit, five additional children aged 4 to 12 were treated. The common factor among all patients was their attendance at a family event, after which they began to feel unwell. At this stage, no cause for the symptoms has been reported, and it has not been determined whether this is food poisoning or another cause. United Hatzalah medics reported providing initial assistance at the scenes and some were evacuated in stable condition.