
7 sets of twins born in 24 hours at one Israeli hospital
Midwives and obstetricians at Israel’s busiest maternity ward deliver seven pairs of twins in a single 24-hour period.

Midwives and obstetricians at Israel’s busiest maternity ward deliver seven pairs of twins in a single 24-hour period.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem welcomes first cousins born hours apart; they are each the fourth child of their mothers.

Seeing double has become the norm in Israeli schools and it is common to have at least one set of twins per grade, though it is usually more.

Or, Dor and Mor are triplets, born in different cities and in different years. Confused?

Israel has the highest percentage of twins per 1,000 births than anywhere else in the world. More twins are born in Israel than in Britain, France and Germany.