Kafr Qasim girl's organ saves Jerusalem boy in life-saving heart transplant (opens original article in a new tab)

A heart transplant saved a Jerusalem boy's life using an organ from a Kafr Qasim girl who died from a brain bleed, with her family consenting to donation.

• A six-and-a-half-year-old girl from Kafr Qasim, Israel, donated her heart to a three-and-a-half-year-old boy from Jerusalem.
• Rafael, the boy, had been on life support for nine months before receiving the heart transplant.
• Saba, the girl, died from a brain vein rupture and her family agreed to organ donation immediately.