Israel is one of the world’s healthiest countries, enjoying a life expectancy among the highest in the world: 84 years for women and 81 years for men.
A DAMAGED building in Ashdod. Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in 2014 furnished further proof of the need for a hospital in the city, as 236 missiles rained down on close to half a million Ashdod-region residents.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJOSHUA SHEMER