Four children, including two babies under the age of one, a 3-year-old boy, and a 3-year-old girl, have been evacuated by medics to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for an unspecified illness, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported Thursday night.
At 5:52 p.m., MDA dispatch received a notification that two children were feeling sick in a residential building near the Mekor Baruch Neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Approximately an hour later, additional medic and paramedic teams were dispatched to the same location for an additional two children who also reported feeling unwell with symptoms of weakness.
Following the report, a Jerusalem District Hazardous Materials Monitoring Team was dispatched to the scene, MDA said.
Firefighters and other official personnel are on scene at the residential building, conducting a thorough investigation to rule out the presence of hazardous material that may have caused the illness.
Israel Police arrest women connected to violent criminal organization
In an unrelated case, Israel Police arrested a woman from the North linked to a violent criminal organization last Friday, after she was allegedly caught while driving a suspected stolen vehicle that had been brought into Israel from the West Bank.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle was what police refer to as an "operational vehicle," allegedly intended for use by criminal execution squads in carrying out serious violent crimes, including shootings and targeted assassinations, the report said.
According to police, such vehicles are often abandoned or destroyed after being used in criminal activity in order to eliminate forensic evidence and hinder investigations.
At the police's request, the suspect's detention was extended until Friday, the report added.
Eilat resident indicted on charges of road rage and assault
In a separate incident, a 34-year-old Eilat resident was indicted on charges related to two violent incidents in the city in May, including an alleged road rage attack and a separate assault with scissors inside a private home, Israeli media reported.
Prosecutors also requested that he remain in custody until the end of legal proceedings.
According to the indictment, the first incident began when the suspect allegedly drove recklessly near other vehicles. After one driver honked at him, he got out of his car while holding a "work tool" and threatened the driver and his wife in front of their young son.
Later that evening, the suspect allegedly arrived at a private home in Eilat, where he attacked another person with scissors, injuring the victim’s face and allegedly attempting to continue the assault.
Eilat police later arrested the suspect, who has remained in custody throughout the investigation.
The indictment charges the suspect with "offenses of threats, injury while the perpetrator is armed, and attempted injury while the perpetrator is armed," the report said.
Prosecutors also asked the court to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.
Suspect indicted on drug trafficking and weapons possession charges
In a separate criminal case, a suspect involved in a violent interpersonal work dispute was indicted on charges of carrying weapons and drug trafficking.
On May 28, 2026, Israel Police in the North received a report of an assault over a financial dispute between the suspect and the client, demanding payment for work he had done but had not yet received. The dispute turned violent as the suspect attacked the client, causing injuries and making further threats.
The police later located the suspect near Safed after the suspect fled the scene.
A search of the vehicle revealed weapons and cocaine worth tens of thousands of shekels, and 39,000 shekels in cash.
An indictment has been filed against the suspect.
Suspects indicted for extortion and money laundering
In another criminal case, suspects have been indicted for alleged money laundering and extortion against building contractors in the Pardes Hanna complex in Tel Aviv, according to the Israel Police spokesperson's unit.
The indictment alleges that the suspects "terrorized, blackmailed with threats, collected protection fees, and forced various services in the fields of construction, infrastructure, and security over time on a number of large contracting companies building projects in the Pardes complex, all with the aim of controlling all work being carried out in the Pardes and keeping other service providers away."
The funds, worth millions of shekels, were allegedly laundered through legitimate businesses to conceal them from tax authorities and financial crime investigators, the statement continued.
In a collaborative investigation between Lahav 433, the Tax Authority, and the Economic Department of the State Attorney's office, a months-long covert and overt investigation led to the arrest of suspects in Jaffa and the South.
The prosecution has requested in the indictment that the suspects be detained through the end of the legal proceedings.