Sudden deaths on Election Day in Israel

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On Election Day for the Knesset, the death of a Ramat Gan resident, 94-year-old Israel Krais, was reported. Community rescue volunteers and Magen David Adom crews performed resuscitation on him, but had to pronounce him dead on the scene. According to Ynet, ZAKA said it is assisting the family.

On Election Day, the death of a 66-year-old man who collapsed at a polling station in Eilat was also reported. According to Israel Hayom and Channel 14, he was taken to Yoseftal Medical Center sedated and on a ventilator, and medical teams performed prolonged resuscitation on him, but he was pronounced dead following a severe cardiac event.