The Health Ministry has urged parents to vaccinate their children against measles, as Israel has been experiencing an outbreak of the disease in recent weeks.

The outbreak has continued to spread, with the latest data from the Health Ministry showing that 73 cases of measles have been reported recently, marking an increase of 9 cases since last week.

Of these, 26 are considered active cases, while the rest are recovering. This week, a fourth case was identified in Ganei Tikva, adding to the main outbreak centers in Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit, and Jerusalem.

Among the patients, there were four imported cases from Belgium, Serbia, Russia, and Vietnam.

An additional 14 cases were linked to international outbreaks, while the rest were locally acquired, with no clear connection to overseas

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