Evacuees
Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds
As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.
Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports
Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study
Bank Hapoalim, Paamonim launch free coaching program for northern evacuees
Fifth of Israelis displaced by war out of work, survey shows
Around a third of Israeli households have reported a fall in their incomes since the start of the war, a proportion that reached as high as 44% among households in the north.
Failures to define region's border impacted Gaza border area evacuees - comptroller
The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee met on Monday to prepare for the second and third reading of a bill addressing expanded rehabilitation for the Tkuma Region.
Nearly half of North's evacuees undecided about returning home - poll
The survey revealed that 44% of evacuees remain undecided about returning to their homes, with only 5% having decided not to return.
Despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah, residents of Israel's North hesitate to go home
After October 7, 2023, some 60,000 residents of northern Israel fled their homes. Many are still hesitant to come back.
Over 68,000 displaced Israelis to receive housing extension through Feb. 2025
Since Hamas's October 7 attack, more than 250,000 Israelis have been displaced from their homes around Israel’s borders in the North and South.
Clearing the way for evacuees to return, IDF clears ordnance in North
IDF personnel cleared military equipment from over 40 communities in northern Israel that were used as military assembly points.
Whither the 'refugees' in our homeland? - opinion
To gain some insight into the thoughts of those who have now been away from their homes for over a year, I met with families currently housed in one of Netanya’s many hotels.
U of Haifa Law Clinic provides legal support to Israelis in the North since Oct 7
The law clinic is working to help residents of the region receive social benefits from the government and provide support on issues for which the government has traditionally not intervened.
Grapevine: 'Hakafot shniyot'
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
One year in limbo: Displaced Israeli families continue life in hotels with no end in sight
Even in their temporary homes, the ongoing war along Israel's borders is all too present for evacuees and families.
