10-year-old boy moderately injured in Negev

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A 10-year-old boy fell from a height of about three meters in the Negev town of Lakiya and was moderately injured. MDA crews dispatched to the scene provided him with initial medical treatment.

The boy was brought to a local clinic in Lakiya, and from there was taken to Soroka Medical Center. MDA paramedics and EMTs provided him with medical treatment and evacuated him while he suffered from multi-system contusions. The evacuation took place this morning (Thursday).

The boy was in moderate condition after the fall. Further details about the circumstances of the incident are not yet known.