Cigarettes

Netanya youth attacked by group of 20 teenagers in Eilat after refusing to give away cigarette

An MDA team called to the scene evacuated Nahum to Yoseftal Medical Center in the city, where it was determined that he was suffering from a dislocated shoulder, bleeding, and severe injuries.

Tel Aviv beach promenade, August 09, 2026.
Pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, now required by law.

Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect

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

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

Cigarettes

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


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 starter pack is seen in this picture illustration taken July 16, 2018

Juul e-cigarette company files petition to High Court against ban

Silhouetted Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command Unit take a smoking break during an urban warfare drill inside a mock village at Tze'elim army base in Israel's Negev Desert June 11, 2017

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.

Juul e-cigarette starter pack is seen in this picture illustration taken July 16, 2018

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.

Electronic cigarette

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.

Captured counterfeit cigarettes

Ministers stymie effort to ban tobacco advertising

Knesset Economics Committee chairman Eitan Cabel said the government was “addicted to working for the tobacco companies.”

Smoking

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.

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