Another unlicensed Haredi "daycare" leads to tragedy

Previously, there was a scandal in Jerusalem's Romema neighborhood, at an unlicensed Haredi daycare center. Now, another, similar scandal turned up in Bnei Brak, and another infant sadly paid the price:

An infant was fatally injured on Tuesday at a daycare in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak, in an incident whose details are still unclear.

In a statement, the Israel Police said that the infant, aged around six months old, was found in critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Officers detained the daycare worker present at the scene for questioning on suspicion of causing death by negligence and of toddler neglect. At the end of the interrogation, she was taken into custody. In a statement, police said they will seek to extend her detention at a hearing set for Wednesday morning at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court.

The daycare was unlicensed and 19 babies were present there, police said. According to the Ynet news site, it primarily served foreign workers and their children.

And who knows how many of those foreign workers have legal permits to be in the country? This is an abomination, a dereliction of responsibility, and all "daycare workers" who continue to run these centers without legal permission must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.