Hundreds receive medical attention during Yom Kippur holiday
Magen David Adom paramedics treat 1,659 during Yom Kippur, 28 people injured in car accidents and 24 in violent skirmishes; 228 require medical attention due to fast, whereas 265 injured riding bicycles; dozens of babies delivered nationwide.
Magen David Adom paramedics were called to 2,229 incidents nationwide, providing medical attention to 1,659 people. 28 people were injured in car accidents, 2 in moderate condition and 26 suffering only minor injuries.
Meanwhile, 24 people were hurt in violent incidents, one of them seriously wounded and the rest in light condition.
Of the people receiving medical attention, 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, roller skates and skateboards, with seven sustaining injuries while using electric bikes or hoverboards.
Magen David Adom teams also took 134 women about to give birth to hospitals, with seven babies delivered in Majdal Shams, Qalansawe, Modi'in, Petah Tikva, Carmiel, Jerusalem and Bnei Brak.
"Unfortunately, once again this year two incidents of rock throwing on ambulances and obstructing teams from carrying out their duties took place in Ashdod and Acre, with perpetrators being non-Haredi teenagers and children," Magen David Adom said.
Hospitals nationwide report scores of injuries, births
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center cared for 45 adults and children who sustained minor injuries as a result of riding bicycles. Five people arrived to the hospital during Yom Kippur after feeling unwell as a result of the fast, and they have all been treated and are in fair condition.
Soroka University Medical Center in Be’er Sheva provided medical attention to 421 patients during the fast, of which 286 were seen to in the general emergency room, 75 in the pediatric emergency room and 60 in the maternity emergency room. The hospital delivered 41 babies during Yom Kippur.
The Hadassah Medical Centers in Jerusalem's Mount Scopus and Ein Kerem saw to 30 patients, most of whom were children, due to falls and contusions, mostly from bicycles.
An unusual event was noted when a 27 year old was taken to Hadassah Medical centers in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem's trauma unit, after collapsing due to ingesting a plant stimulant. The young man received treatment at the intensive care ward and was in serious condition, in an induced coma and under artificial respiration.
Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon reported the births of 13 babies during the holiday, with the emergency room caring for 180 people.
Two police roadblocks breached near Haifa
Police reported two cases of roadblock breaching by drivers between Kiryat Ata and Kiryat Haim. The first incident took place near HaAmakim junction early Saturday when a vehicle breached a police roadblock and ran over a police officer's foot.
The officer fired on the vehicle and hit one of its wheels, but it nevertheless drove off.
The vehicle was later stopped in Kiryat Ata but its occupants escaped. Police have arrested the car's owner, a 34-year-old resident of Kafr Manda. He will be remanded Sunday at a local courthouse.
The second incident also took place early Saturday, with a car bursting through a roadblock in Kiryat Bialik and driving towards HaTzrif junction.
Police blocked the car from continuing towards the Krayot roads, which were filled with pedestrians, and directed the car to highway 22, where it was stopped. The driver, also from Kafr Manda, was arrested.
A search of his vehicle turned up alcohol bottles and the driver was found to be driving with a suspended license. He will be remanded Saturday night.
Public transportation to resume gradually
No trains will be operating Saturday night, Israel Railways said, with train traffic to resume midnight Sunday. The Egged and Dan bus companies resumed service an hour and a half after the fast ended.
The first flight to land at Ben Gurion Airport after Yom Kippur will touch down at 22:30, whereas the first liftoff will depart an hour later.
The general curfew of the West Bank imposed by the IDF during Yom Kippur will be lifted at midnight Sunday, with crossings into the Gaza Strip also opening again.
