Cigarettes

Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

The cigarette-filled pineapples were transported in a truck carrying a shipment purchased by an Israeli company, intended to reach the Kerem Shalom Crossing as part of humanitarian aid.

Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.
Cigarettes

Drama in the tobacco market: Winston, Camel and LD switch companies, Globrands plunged by 46%

Illustration of an ashtray with cigarettes, August 24, 2024.

Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds

Man smokes a cigarette (illustrative).

Teen e-cigarette use surpasses regular cigarettes for first time, Health Ministry report finds


Each cigarette reduces life expectancy by 20 minutes, study finds

If a smoker who smokes 10 cigarettes daily quits on January 1st, they can prevent losing a full day of life by January 8th.

 Each cigarette reduces life expectancy by 20 minutes, study finds.

Cigarettes found smuggled inside loaf of bread at Carmel Prison

Prison sergeant thwarts cigarette smuggling attempt after discovering contraband hidden inside sliced bread at Carmel Prison.

 Cigarettes hidden in sliced bread.

Smoking is bad, but Hamas is worse: IDF airdrops cigarettes over Khan Yunis, Gaza

With cigarette prices at an all-time high in the Gaza Strip, the IDF has used the opportunity to incentivize disdain and distrust in Hamas among the residents of Gaza.

 IDF drops cigarettes attached to leaflets in Gaza strip, August 9, 2024.

Quit smoking and change to a plant-based, whole foods diet - opinion

We continually put the wrong fuels and even poisons in our bodies.

Discarded cigarettes; Illustrative.

On World No Smoking Day, advice on how to quit

More than one in five Israeli adults smoke, but many more non-smokers are exposed to no less toxic second and third-hand smoke from others or from objects.

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)

UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle

Sunak's plan to impose some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party.

 A woman holds her cigarette as she smokes in Trafalgar Square in central London October 15, 2014.

Israel Cancer Association warns public not to give children cigarettes on Purim

Ahead of Purim, the Israel Cancer Association (ICA) calls on public figures here to refrain from distributing cigarettes to children at Purim events.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

Smotrich finally agrees to equal taxation on e-cigs and regular cigarettes

Among the signatories were the Association of Public Health Physicians, the Israel Medical Association (IMA), the group for smoking prevention and cessation in the IMA, and others.

 Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a rally against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2021.

Coming soon in Israel: Graphic warnings of smoking damage on cigarette packets

A survey conducted by ICA has revealed that 84.4% of Israel's public is in favor of graphic warnings with photographs on boxes. 

 Cigarette boxes with an affixed, self-made cigarette label displaying graphic images (R) and those with the original label are pictured in the shop of tobacconist and kiosk owner Janine Schulzki in Berlin

Smoking and Your Skin: Unveiling the Hidden Consequences

Uncovering the Damaging Effects of Smoking on Skin Health.

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)