Hezi Dayan, 29, and an Israeli illusionist has broken magician David Blaine’s record from being sealed inside a specially constructed transparent ice cube in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. From Blaine’s 63 hours had himself entombed in ice for 66 hours. It is almost three days.

Before the year ends, he was removed looking weak and taking him straight to a waiting ambulance. His condition was not immediately clear. On the 200 onlookers, some carry posts saying “Hezi the great”, to the more practical “Don’t die, Hezi Dayan”.