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Following concerns regarding a potential genetic mismatch of a sperm donor at the Assuta medical center, the facility announced that no errors were found in its records. Assuta has proposed that the Ministry of Health conduct genetic testing on remaining samples to provide an additional layer of verification.

Four years after their marriage, the wife of Basel al-Asmar, who has been imprisoned since 2002 for his role in the murder of former Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi, has given birth to twins. The family claims the sperm was smuggled out of prison two years ago and frozen for IVF. The photographer who documented the birth reported that the mother felt she had "defeated the prison."

A fraud and medical malpractice case is shaking the fertility industry in Northern Cyprus. The case involves at least 30 children born from mismatched donor material.

The Ministry of Health has opened an investigation following a report from Assuta Ramat HaHayal. A single mother who gave birth to two children discovered through a private DNA test that there is no genetic match between her youngest child and the donor she selected. Her lawyers are demanding the establishment of a special investigative committee.