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Three Drownings in Israel Leave One Dead and Two in Critical Condition
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By אורלי הררי
First reported by Walla · Jul 18, 2026
What happened
On Saturday, a 45-year-old man drowned at Hadera's Fishermen's Beach and was pronounced dead despite resuscitation. Earlier, a woman in Bat Yam and an 18-year-old man in Ein Bokek also drowned and were hospitalized in critical condition.
- 01A 45-year-old man drowned and died at Fishermen's Beach in Hadera despite resuscitation.
- 02A woman around 50 drowned in Bat Yam and remains in critical condition at Wolfson Hospital.
- 03An 18-year-old male drowned in a pool at Ein Bokek and was airlifted to Soroka Hospital in serious condition.
- 04MDA teams performed advanced CPR and defibrillation on the drowning victims.
- 05All incidents occurred on the same day across different Israeli locations.
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