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Israel

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ISO: ISR Region: Middle East & North Africa

92% circumcision prevalence

High prevalence of medical and traditional male circumcision.

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PrevalenceComplete

Categorical profileComplete

Circumcision by intentComplete

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Jun 24, 2026

Last updated · partial

Required items still missing: M2, H1, S1/S2. This file is a work in progress.

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No structured research claims have been added for Israel yet.

Unregulated

Legal and near-universal as the Jewish rite of brit milah.

Circumcision is legal and near-universal, performed on the eighth day after birth as the central Jewish rite of brit milah. No statute restricts it.

common

Circumcision in newborns

Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)

Day 8 (brit milah)

Typical age

Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.

No verified incidents are currently recorded for Israel.

This absence should not be read as proof that harm does not occur — only that no verified, sourced case has been documented in this database yet.