A NIS 60 million plan to help rehabilitate October 7 massacre survivors of the Nova music festival was approved on Sunday, the government said. The fund will ensure they receive support throughout 2028, it said.
The plan will establish a personal support system for survivors, ensuring continuity of rehabilitation through the Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry, the government said.
It also expands medical and mental health responses and supports the development of substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. It aims to strengthen care by better adapting health services.
The plan increases support for families of survivors and recognizes their central role in the recovery process, the government said.
Support is meant to facilitate a return to 'normal life' for survivors
In addition to medical issues, the plan is meant to form “employment integration pathways through the Labor Ministry, the Employment Service, and the National Insurance Institute,” it said.
A digital system will be developed for coordination across different entities, the exercise of rights, data management, and up-to-date situation assessments, it added.
“The plan is designed to ensure that in the coming years after the disaster, survivors... will continue to receive a coordinated, accessible, and tailored government response, as part of the State of Israel’s ongoing commitment to accompany them through the process of rehabilitation and returning to normal life,” the government said.
To ensure the plan’s implementation, it will be coordinated with the Prime Minister’s Office, which will monitor the program’s status and guarantee that it is adapted according to the needs of survivors, it said.
About 3,600 people have been recognized as survivors, the government said, adding that many of them have wounds and disabilities caused by the October 7 massacre.