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Three-Year-Old Saved by Donor Heart After Nine-Month Wait in Hospital
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By יגאל מוסקו
First reported by N12 · Jun 13, 2026
What happened
Three-year-old Raphael Adrei received a lifesaving heart transplant in Israel after nine months on a Berlin Heart at Schneider Children’s Medical Center. The donor was 6.5-year-old Shabaa Bedir of Kafr Qassem, whose family agreed to donate her organs after her death from a brain hemorrhage. Raphael recovered quickly and later visited the Biblical Zoo.
- 01Raphael Adrei waited nine months on a Berlin Heart at Schneider Children’s Medical Center.
- 02A matching heart came from 6.5-year-old donor Shabaa Bedir of Kafr Qassem.
- 03His family had been preparing to fly to New York for the transplant.
- 04Doctors completed the transplant in a race against the clock overnight.
- 05Raphael recovered quickly, walked out smiling, and later visited the Biblical Zoo.
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