Children

Health Ministry failed to test baby food after toddlers hospitalized in May, police say - report

In early May, two young girls were hospitalized after consuming tainted Prinok baby food, but the Health Ministry failed to request that police test the product for any suspicious substances.

Police outside of the Zol Bagadol supermarket in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026, as law enforcement investigates multiple incidents of children being hospitalized after eating tainted fruit puree.
AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench at a hilltop, amid telecom shutdown across the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2025.

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says

The entrance to the Emergency room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem on November 1, 2020.

Four infants hospitalized in Jerusalem after consuming puree containing sedatives

Elo & Nitzan, in cooperation with the Yeruham Municipality, announced plans to build a new NIS 6 million public playground in the southern town’s HaOfek neighborhood, according to company material provided Monday.

Yeruham to build NIS 6m lion-themed public playground


Even if the children seem "as usual," something in them has probably changed

The security situation in Israel affects the children. The most important thing to understand during this period: Children do not always know how to say "I am afraid" or "I am anxious."

Many times the anxiety begins precisely in the place where the child feels that something worrying is happening

Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities

While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as dangerous discrimination.

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]

Pinworms in the bottom: Without medication – the natural ways to eliminate them

The infection season in kindergartens and schools is already here, and experts explain how the risk of reinfection can be reduced through simple means.

Illustration: Pinworms

An emergency room for babies has opened at the Safra Children's Hospital at Sheba

The new emergency room is designed for babies from birth up to one year of age, and includes a separate complex with adapted treatment environments, and teams that have undergone dedicated training.

An emergency room for babies has opened at the Safra Children's Hospital at Sheba

Meet the Israeli author making Jewish texts accessible for children

The first book I received of Dina’s series of three was her Scroll of Ruth, most appropriate since Shavuot was only a week away.

Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’

A CBT kit that helps parents and children cope with anxiety at home

Psychologist Liat Omrad Zorea launches a new home CBT kit that provides parents and children with practical tools to cope with fears, anxiety, and uncertainty during routine and emergency times.

No Longer Afraid of Fears

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

Shelters for religious and haredi women at full capacity as organization says security emergencies are intensifying danger inside the home.

Woman in distress.

A first-of-its-kind survey reveals what bothers hospitalized children

For children, hospitalization is almost always a complex experience. Therefore, the Schneider Children's Medical Center chose to direct an important question to those who are usually not asked.

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Hundreds of families join foster care system as government expands support

3,560 children are currently within Israel's foster care system, while a total of 905 disabled people, both children and adults, are cared for by the system.

 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).

Mojtaba Khamenei pushes for baby boom as regime braces for incoming population crisis

Much like his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamenei has seemingly pushed for an increase in marriage and birth rates across the Islamic Republic.

GIRLS ATOP a corrugated tin roof on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.