Cigarettes
Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues
The two suspects, 31 and 32 years old, reportedly smuggled the cigarettes from Dubai, evading taxes estimated at about NIS 20 million.
IDF soldier in critical condition from third-degree burns after suspected accident
The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine
Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average
FDA investigating possible connection between e-cigarettes and seizures
The FDA called on those who have experienced adverse effects from e-cigarettes to report the episode to the agency.
High Court deals another setback to smoking, tobacco industries
Additional restrictions will kick in in June and in January 2020.
Survey: Most smokers who want to quit are not successful
In September Israel prohibited smoking in public places, the country also recently introduced regulations on e-cigarettes.
JUUL e-cigarette company files petition to High Court objecting ban
JUUL Israel accused the Ministry of Health of “selective enforcement of hidden agendas."
Juul e-cigarette company files petition to High Court against ban
Israel bans high-nicotine Juul e-cigarettes
The government claimed a "serious danger to the public" as the reason for the ban on imports and sales of the product.
The e-cigarette ban will increase smoking and kill more Israelis
The most reliable gateway to cigarette use are other smokers. In particular, military personnel are twice as likely to become smokers and stay smoking as civilians.
Israel smokes out cigarette smugglers
This operation in the village of Barta'a, is part of an extensive and ongoing effort by the Tax Authority to crack down on smuggling and black market sales.
Ministers stymie effort to ban tobacco advertising
Knesset Economics Committee chairman Eitan Cabel said the government was “addicted to working for the tobacco companies.”
Doctors: ministries, PM ‘do nothing’ to prevent addictive JUUL in Israel
In response, the Health Ministry said in a bill), electronic cigarettes can be declared equivalent to tobacco products so that all existing and new restrictions will apply.
