MDA paramedics treat 1,659 people during Yom Kippur
Magen David Adom paramedics have treated 1,659 people throughout Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday.
Of them, 228 fainted, were dehydrated and felt unwell as a result of the fast. Twenty-one had to be resuscitated.
In addition, 265 people were injured from riding bicycles, rollerblades and roller skates, skateboards, electric bikes, and hoverboards.
Twenty-eight people were hurt in car accidents, two of them moderately hurt and the rest in light condition.
Meanwhile, 24 people were hurt in violent incidents, one of them seriously hurt and the rest in light condition.
