Mentally Disturbed Man Shoots Two Children in Beit Shemesh Home
In an unusual incident in Beit Shemesh on August 17, 2026, a mentally disturbed man entered a neighbor's house and shot two children aged 4 and 9. One child was unconscious and in critical condition, while the other was seriously injured. Emergency medical teams from Magen David Adom treated the children at the scene before transporting them to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The police arrested the suspect following the shooting. This event marks one of two unusual incidents reported in Beit Shemesh that afternoon.
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