On 7 Ŝevat AM 5756, Maariv reported that blood donated by Ethiopian immigrants had been secretly destroyed.

ז׳ בשבט ה׳תשנ״ו 7th 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5756: On 7 Ŝevat AM 5756, Maariv reported that blood donated by Ethiopian immigrants had been secretly destroyed. The disclosure provoked a major protest. TJD retains the event in this chronology while the linked article's precise Hebrew date and sourcing remain under review.