A post-war baby boom? New technology used in Israel's fertility sector

Israel is still reeling from the October 7 Hamas attacks and its ripple effects have spread across the region. One impact inside Israel has been a heightened awareness of an existential threat and a keen desire to survive. Demographers are already predicting a post-war baby boom, and this in a country with exceptionally high birth rates. Increasingly, modern technology is being used in Israel's fertility sector. Some families are even seeking to use sperm retrieved from fallen soldiers and other loved ones as FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent and Claire Duhamel report.