A one-week-old baby was found on the stairwell of a Bituach Leumi office in Hadera, Israel Police announced on Monday.
“A short time ago, a report was received about a one-week-old baby found on the stairwell of a public building in Hadera,” a police spokesperson said.
Officers from the Hadera police station arrived at the scene, transferred the infant to the city welfare services, and opened an investigation.
In a statement, Bituach Leumi said that employees “took the baby, cleaned and fed him, and contacted the Israel Police and welfare services.”
Magen David Adom (MDA) arrived at the scene and took the baby for medical treatment.
The baby was found in stable condition
Emergency medical technician Shira Siman-Tov Cohen said, “We received a report at the MDA dispatch center about a baby found in a stairwell. The baby was wrapped in blankets and fully conscious. We immediately took him to the heated ambulance to prevent hypothermia and examine him."
She continued, "In the initial assessment, we saw that his condition was stable. We wrapped him in clean blankets and transferred him to the hospital. Throughout the entire time, I held him in my arms close to me and tried to give him the safest and most secure feeling possible.”
Bituach Leumi is “cooperating with the Israel Police to locate the baby’s parents.”
This is a developing story.