The rain came to earth, and with it the ravages of winter
An 84-year-old man drowned today (Saturday) in a puddle in the city of Ramla, and was taken to the hospital in a critical condition, unconscious and suffering from hypothermia.
MDA paramedic Mordechai Dadiashvili, who arrived at the scene of the incident, said: "We put him in an intensive care unit and while warming his body we performed advanced and prolonged resuscitation operations that included medication, massages and resuscitation until his heart beat again and we evacuated him to the hospital when his condition was very serious."
Flooding in the city of Holon, Photo: Shmuel Buharis
At the same time, floods occurred this morning throughout Israel and especially in the coastal plain cities.
Streets were flooded in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Holon and streets and local power outages were reported in several cities in the central region.
In the cities of Holon and Bat Yam, streets were blocked to traffic due to flooding.
In Holon, Shenkar Street, the corner of the Histadrut in the direction of Yavne Street - from both directions - was closed to traffic.
In Bat Yam, Komemiyut Street was blocked for traffic from both directions.
A 37-year-old man was killed yesterday after his vehicle veered into a wadi in the Negev, and 11 were lightly and moderately injured in the afternoon in road accidents after slipping, due to the rains and slippery roads, including three children.
Rescue of the wounded on Ariel Sharon Road in Tiberias.
Photo: MDA operational documentation
Two of the accidents happened on the same road and in similar circumstances - just an hour apart, in which six women and three children were injured, in a mild to moderate condition.
A 39-year-old woman and three children were slightly to moderately injured after their vehicle slipped off a cliff on Ariel Sharon Road in Tiberias, and about 40 minutes later another vehicle slipped off the same cliff, and five women in the vehicle were moderately injured.
All the injured were evacuated to Poria Hospital.
The vaccine doses for children landed at Ben Gurion Airport
Thousands of vaccine doses adapted for children arrived at Ben Gurion Airport today and will be handed over to the health authorities ahead of the launch of the vaccination campaign for children aged 11 to 5 throughout Israel.
Unloading of the children's immune cargo by Maman teams at Ben Gurion Airport. Photo: Maman Cargo Terminal
Yesterday, the US Centers for Disease Control approved the administration of a third vaccine to the entire adult population in the United States, after the US Drug Administration recommended it. The approval would allow tens of millions of people in the country to receive the vaccine.
US Secretary of Defense threatens Iran
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attended the annual dialogue conference in Bahrain today and promised that his country is committed to preventing nuclear weapons from Iran and to cooperating with the Gulf states.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Photo: AFP
"The United States remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and remains committed to a diplomatic outcome on the nuclear issue. But if Iran is not willing to negotiate seriously, then we will consider all necessary options to maintain United States security," the defense minister said during the conference.
Austin also referred to the change in US forces in the Middle East, saying: "Our potential power in the region also includes what our allies have to offer and our ability to fly forces into the region quickly.
Egyptian border: IDF thwarted drug smuggling worth tens of millions of shekels
IDF fighters today thwarted the smuggling of drugs worth tens of millions of shekels from Egyptian territory to Israel.
During the night, IDF observations identified a number of suspects who tried to smuggle drugs from Egyptian territory into Israeli territory in the area of the Paran Territorial Brigade.
The forces seized about 120 kilograms of cocaine and marijuana, worth tens of millions of shekels, which were transferred to the Israel Police.
Drugs captured by IDF force, Photo: IDF Spokesman
In the words of Captain A., the company commander from the Ram Battalion who commanded the force that thwarted the smuggling: To work to protect the country's borders around the clock. "
The shooter from Kenosha wins all the charges against him
Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old young man who shot dead two rioters and seriously injured a third during an "important black life" demonstration in Knoshville, Wisconsin in August last year, is acquitted of all charges after a jury ruled he acted in self-defense.
Kyle Rittenhouse at the moment of his acquittal, Photo: AP
As you may recall, Rittenhaus arrived in the town of Canosha armed with a 16-M rifle during riots that developed in the city following the shooting of Jacob Blake by city police.
The incident took place during a tense period in the United States, following a series of incidents in which blacks were killed during clashes with police officers - including George Floyd, and a wave of demonstrations and riots that erupted following these incidents.
It should be noted that in the United States the prosecution has no right to appeal a acquittal decision, and therefore the verdict is final.
