Three children have died of measles this week as a monthslong outbreak continues to spread across Israel.

All of the victims of the disease this week were younger than two, and all three died in Jerusalem, according to hospital officials and the Health Ministry. The first death was announced on Monday, another died on Wednesday night, and the third died Thursday morning.

In total, five children, all younger than two and a half years old, have died of measles since August. They are the first fatalities from measles in Israel since a previous outbreak hit the country in 2018-2019. The fatalities in that bout of measles were the first Israel had seen since 2003.

The current outbreak, which began in May, is active throughout the country.

Measles cases have appeared in the central cities of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Bnei........

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