Health Ministry

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

The Health Ministry and the Environmental Protection Ministry both issued warnings, advising all to avoid strenuous outdoor activities and close any open windows.

People walk along the beach in hazy conditions in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.
 View of the Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod.

Four-week-old infant in Ashdod died of respiratory failure, Health Ministry says

Medical oxygen canisters are seen for the reopening of the dedicated children's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ward which reopened as a response to increased infections among Israel's children at Sheba Medical Center in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, on January 11, 2022.

Health Ministry recalls oxygen canisters after deaths of two women raises concerns over toxins

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started


Health Ministry pushes surrogacy bill for bereaved families who lost fourth child during war

The decision follows the devastating losses of many families during the Israel-Hamas war, where children were tragically killed in Hamas’s brutal terror attack and the ensuing war in Gaza and Lebanon

Pregnant woman, illustrative

Police set to file indictment against suspect in Nazareth Health Ministry bombing

Kalibat, who was suspected of positioning the explosive device on the premises and detonating it via a remote control fled the country in March of 2022.

View of the Health Ministry offices in the aftermath of the bombing in 2021.

Israeli hospitals adopt IDF’s whole blood policy to save trauma and surgery patients

The breakout of the Israel-Hamas War meant that immediately supplying whole blood matched by type was even better for saving the wounded – to the satisfaction of the Israel Medical Corps.

 IDF soldiers stand guard during a demonstration by Palestinians against the closure of the main road in Jabaa area south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Israeli teen diagnosed with polio, Health Ministry investigates

“The primary way to protect children from paralysis is through the inactivated polio vaccine,” the Health Ministry stated.

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.

Exposing the truth about the death toll in Gaza

It is vital that Israel invests more in public diplomacy at all levels to bring attention to Hamas' exploitation of its own people.

 A vehicle is parked near the International Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza, which has been set up to try to meet what it described as an "overwhelming" demand for health services since Israel's military operation on Rafah began last week‏, amid the ongoing conflict with Israel

Suspect in 2021 bombing of Nazareth Health Ministry office brought to Israel

An indictment filed against Kalibat charged him with positioning an explosive device in the vicinity of the Health Ministry's office in Nazareth, subsequently detonating it via a remote control.

View of the Health Ministry offices in the aftermath of the bombing in 2021.

Health Ministry reports rare outbreak of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, linked to E. coli

So far, 26 Israelis have been affected by this rare condition in 2024.

 The E. coli bacteria. Blood destruction and kidney damage

Gaza death toll inflated to promote narrative that Israel targets civilians - study

News outlets failed to distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties, and relied on statistics from the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

 Palestinians inspect damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, December 7, 2024.

Jewish Federations, Health Ministry open first of 16 mental health centers

The community health centers aim to provide access to services for hundreds of thousands of Israelis without the stigma associated with mental illness. 

 PEOPLE LOOK ON as smoke rises from a fire that broke out near Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee, as a result of a rocket attack from Lebanon, last week. The writer asks: What about securing the ability of our citizens to return to their homes in the North?

Health Ministry issues water safety advisories for various areas of Israel

The ministry advised citizens against swimming at several Tel Aviv and Herzliya beaches.

 Drinking water, illustration