ByELI ASHKENAZI, HODAYA RANAUGUST 10, 2026 11:17Several children and teenagers were killed on Sunday across the country in a series of disconnected tragic accidents.A 5-year-old boy died in the afternoon after allegedly being forgotten for about two hours in the family car in Lod.The boy was found unconscious in the vehicle and showing signs of heatstroke. Magen David Adom (MDA) teams performed advanced resuscitation efforts and evacuated him in critical condition to Shamir–Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, where doctors were forced to pronounce him dead.According to the initial details being investigated, the family was returning home, and the boy fell asleep during the drive. The family members are suspected of getting out of the vehicle while the boy remained inside. About two hours later, the father noticed that his son was not at home, returned to the car, found him unconscious, and called MDA.Later in the afternoon, the death was pronounced of Elhanan Karni, a 12-year-old boy from Modi'in Illit who was found today in the Jordan River. The boy's whereabouts became unknown while he was aboard a watercraft on the Jordan River, near Yesod HaMa'ala, during a family vacation.MDA vehicles outside of the scene where a well-known lawyer was murdered in a suspected assassination on August 4, 2026. (credit: MDA Operational Unit)Following the report, police and rescue forces were called to the scene and launched extensive searches to locate him. The search involved a helicopter from the aerial unit, volunteers from the rescue unit, and fire and rescue personnel.After he was located by the Golan Rescue Unit, MDA medics and paramedics determined that the boy had no signs of life and were forced to pronounce him dead at the scene.Katzrin teenager killed after falling during Keshet Cave rappellingA few hours later, Yehonatan Efraim Klimian, a 16-year-old from Katzrin, died after falling from a height of approximately 30–40 meters while rappelling at Keshet Cave in the western Galilee.Paramedics from MDA's intensive-care unit reached the teenager at the site and provided medical treatment and advanced, life-saving resuscitation efforts.Meanwhile, the unit commander and rescue teams managed the operation at the site. Following an assessment of the situation, it was decided to release an airborne team from Unit 669 and continue the treatment and rescue efforts from the ground. After prolonged resuscitation efforts at the scene, the teenager was pronounced dead.Follow us on Google