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Israel Online · Sep 17, 2026

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10-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Surgery After Moray Eel Bite in Eilat A 10-year-old girl underwent surgery after being bitten on the foot by a moray eel at Eilat’s Coral Beach. The girl stepped from a rock into shallow water without water shoes when she was bitten, suffering deep cuts and a complete tear of a tendon in her big toe. Doctors at Yoseftal Medical Center reconstructed the damaged tendon and expect her to make a full recovery. Medical staff warned swimmers to avoid approaching marine animals and to wear water shoes in reef areas.

*10-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Surgery After Moray Eel Bite in Eilat* A 10-year-old girl underwent surgery after being bitten on the foot by a moray eel at Eilat’s Coral Beach. The girl stepped from a rock into shallow water without water shoes when she was bitten, suffering deep cuts and a complete tear of a tendon in her big toe. Doctors at Yoseftal Medical Center reconstructed the damaged tendon and expect her to make a full recovery. Medical staff warned swimmers to avoid approaching marine animals and to wear water shoes in reef areas.

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