Second Election Day Death: 66-Year-Old Collapses and Dies at Polling Station

By יונתן דושניצקי

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A 66-year-old man died after collapsing at a polling station in Eilat on Tuesday, hours after 94-year-old Yisrael Kreiss died in Ramat Gan. Both men collapsed after voting, with the younger man collapsing before he could cast his ballot. The Eilat man was taken to Yoseftal Medical Center where he died from a severe cardiac event despite resuscitation efforts. Kreiss's daughter stated he died after voting for Gadi Eisenkot's party.

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A 66-year-old man died after collapsing at an Eilat polling station on Tuesday.
The man collapsed before he could cast his vote and was taken to Yoseftal Medical Center.
Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead due to a severe cardiac event.
Earlier on Tuesday, 94-year-old Yisrael Kreiss died in Ramat Gan after voting.
Kreiss's daughter said he died after voting for Gadi Eisenkot's party.

A 66-year-old man collapsed and died at a polling station in Eilat on Tuesday, hours after another voter, 94-year-old Yisrael Kreiss, died in Ramat Gan. The younger man collapsed before he could cast his ballot and was evacuated by Magen David Adom paramedics to Yoseftal Medical Center in Eilat, sedated and on a respirator. Hospital staff performed extensive resuscitation efforts in the trauma room, but were forced to declare him dead due to a severe cardiac event.

Earlier in the day, Yisrael Kreiss, a resident of Ramat Gan, collapsed and died near his home after voting. His daughter reported that he had exercised his democratic right to vote for Gadi Eisenkot's party before collapsing on his way home. She expressed pride in her father, calling him an example to all.

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