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Based on data collected prior to 2016, the percentage of males of all ages [[circumcised]] in Israel (prevalence) was reported to be 91.7%.<ref>{{REFweb
Based on data collected prior to 2016, the percentage of males of all ages [[circumcised]] in Israel (prevalence) was reported to be 91.7%,<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
  |url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
  |title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
  |title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
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  |date=2024-04-01
  |date=2024-04-01
  |accessdate=2024-04-01
  |accessdate=2024-04-01
}}</ref> It is not clear that this statistic remains accurate.
}}</ref> however this figure was derived by totaling the number of Jews and Muslims in the population. It overstates the percentage of boys circumcised by an unknown amount since not all Jews and Muslim boys are circumcised.<ref name="ahituv2021" />


The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2024) reports, "Only seven medical circumcisions had been performed since April 2023, according to data presented to the Knesset."<ref>{{REFnews
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2024) reports, "Only seven medical circumcisions had been performed since April 2023, according to data presented to the Knesset."<ref>{{REFnews