Ramat Gan: 94-Year-Old Casts Ballot, Collapses Outside Home and Dies

Israel Kreiss, a 94-year-old resident of Ramat Gan, collapsed and died this morning at the entrance to his apartment building after returning from voting in the 26th Knesset elections, news outlets ynet and i24NEWS reported.

His daughter told ynet that her father insisted on going to the polling station to exercise his right to vote and refused to give up on participating. According to her, he lost consciousness at the entrance to the building shortly after returning home from the poll.

Volunteers from the ZAKA emergency service were dispatched to the scene and assisted the family. Further details have not yet been released.