Officials in Haifa�s Rambam Medical Center reported two swine flu patients have died; a 66-year-old male with an underlying chronic illness and a 60-year-old tourist with cancer.

Health officials in Israel are warning of an expected major swine flu situation in winter, predicting thousands of hospitalizations and even an ominous 14,000 fatalities chas v�sholom.

Israel has joined a growing list of countries that ordered vaccinations but experts do not believe the vaccines, which may only be partially effective, will arrive on time.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)