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Yom Kippur Injuries Surge Amid Fasting and Rockets

10/2/2025

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Medics treated 3,022 people for injuries and hospitalized 2,165 during Yom Kippur.
The holiday began Wednesday evening and ended Thursday at sundown.
Among the injured, 293 suffered fainting or dehydration from fasting.
Secular Israelis biked on roads; 295 biking injuries were treated, while Hamas launched five rockets toward Ashdod, causing seven injuries; four were intercepted, one landed with no injuries.

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Medics treated 3,022 people for injuries and hospitalized 2,165 during Yom Kippur.
The holiday began Wednesday evening and ended Thursday at sundown.
Among the injured, 293 suffered fainting or dehydration from fasting.
Secular Israelis biked on roads; 295 biking injuries were treated, while Hamas launched five rockets toward Ashdod, causing seven injuries; four were intercepted, one landed with no injuries.