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Health Ministry panel says experimental treatment at Mayanei HaYeshua was illegal and deliberate

How 7 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

67% right-leaning
Center 2Right 4Unrated 1

By ערוץ 7

First reported by Walla · Jun 14, 2026

What happened

Israel’s Health Ministry says a review found that an experimental treatment given at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in February 2019 was approved illegally and knowingly. The patient, an 84-year-old man with advanced pancreatic cancer, later died, though the panel said it could not prove the treatment failures caused his death.

  • 01The Health Ministry said the Mayanei HaYeshua treatment was illegal and knowingly mishandled.
  • 02An 84-year-old pancreatic cancer patient received Gammora in February 2019 without ministry approval.
  • 03The panel found no legal basis for the treatment and cited major approval and oversight failures.
  • 04The report said the drug was not approved for human use and was altered unlawfully.
  • 05Officials will decide on possible measures after hearing from those involved.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
OrganizationsIsrael Ministry of Health, Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital, Public Complaints Commissioner for the Medical Professions, Helsinki Committee, Ichilov Hospital
PlacesIsrael

Full coverage · 7 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewJun 15, 2026
Health Ministry panel says experimental treatment at Mayanei HaYeshua was illegal and deliberate
GlobesUnrated · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Finds Major Irregularities in Compassionate-Use Gammora Treatment
YnetCenter · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Finds Deliberate Failures in Illegal Compassionate-Use Treatment at Mayanei HaYeshua
Now 14Right · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry finds deliberate violations in unapproved compassionate-use treatment at Maayanei HaYeshua
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Says Illegal Experimental Cancer Treatment Was Given at Ma'ayanei HaYeshua Hospital
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Bnei Brak hospital probe finds illegal experimental treatment was given without approval
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Finds Serious Illegal Use of Experimental Treatment at Bnei Brak Hospital
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Finds Illegal Experimental Cancer Treatment Was Given at Maayanei HaYeshua
YnetCenter · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Finds Deliberate Breaches in Experimental Cancer Treatment Case
WallaCenter · HebrewJun 14, 2026
Health Ministry Says Experimental Cancer Treatment Was Unauthorized and Mishandled

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