For older patients particularly, the prospect of infrequent treatment offers significant advantages over managing complex daily drug regimens.

The doctor's father had emigrated from Syria to Israel in 1947, leaving behind relatives the family had only heard about through occasional messages over the years.

A man around 70 years old died of his injuries; four others were transferred to Haifa's Rambam Hospital. A terrorist was killed at the scene.

The facility at the Rambam Health Care Campus is essentially a 1,500-car garage that has been seamlessly converted into a fortified hospital for warfare.

Rambam added that another 12-year-old boy who was lightly injured is expected to be discharged in the next few days.