Evacuees

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires

The fire has scorched some 4,600 hectares in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, local prefect Pierre Regnault de la Mothe said in a post on X/Twitter.

A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfire burns in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France, July 2, 2026.
Senior officials from the Construction and Housing Ministry during a tour of the site of the fall in Beit Shemesh in March.

Hundreds of public housing units damaged by Iranian missiles, restoration in progress

ISRAELIS VOLUNTEER at the site where a missile fired from Iran hit and caused major damage in Beit Shemesh, outside of Jerusalem, March 4, 2026.

Over 1,700 Iran strike evacuees living in hotels after the start of Operation Rising Lion

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds


Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 348?

Israeli officials hold situational assessment • Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani wounded • Harris calls for end to Gaza war

 An Israeli army battle tank moves at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on November 1, 2023 amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel as fighting continues in the south with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah pager blast wounds thousands, tensions in Lebanon rise

Sinwar commends Houthi missile attack on Israel • Two rocket hits in Metula area • Netanyahu asserts military operation against Hezbollah if diplomacy fails

 People gather outside a hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, September 17, 2024

The return of evacuated residents to northern Israel is now a war goal, PMO says

Israel's security cabinet voted on the additional war goal of returning the 60,000 evacuees to their homes in the north.

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

The capital city for the evacuees from the north and the south

Supporting Evacuees: Jerusalem Municipality Extends Help to Northerners & Southerners Fleeing Conflict, Providing Education, Employment & Cultural Integration.

 Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon and the head of the local council Shlomi Gabi Naaman

Gallant urges hostage deal and return of evacuated residents in new document - N12

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant proposed a plan to the security cabinet for a hostage-ceasefire deal and aims to return evacuated residents to northern Israel.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024

Feel at home: Initiatives and donations for evacuees

Helen Doron and Harel Group unite to support Israeli children facing challenges as the new school year begins.

  Sarit Shemesh chairman of Savion Women's Circle Group Helen Doron's English Study Kits Department

Government to approve additional three billion NIS for evacuees, reserve force, and Oct. 7 victims

The government is expected to approve the Finance Minister's proposal for a nearly three billion NIS budget supplement to fund evacuations, military reserves, and assistance for October 7 victims.

Finance Minister and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 22, 2024.

The Joint: Boosting Israelis on the front line of the war

JDC partnered with the Israeli government to provide rehabilitative and recreational activities for evacuee seniors and those living under fire.

 JDC conducts wellness and recreational activities for elderly evacuees at hotels, including those from northern Israel desperate to return home.

WJRO to distribute millions of dollars to help Holocaust survivor evacuees

The funds are made available by the Caritatea Foundation in a partnership between the WJRO and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, and are administered by the Claims Conference. 

 An American $100 dollar bill.

Rebuilding lives: JDC's lifeline for Israel’s displaced, traumatized, and front-line communities

From quiet rooms to career paths, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is providing vital support to tens of thousands of evacuees, seniors, and front-line communities in Israel.

 JDC conducts wellness and recreational activities for elderly evacuees at hotels, including those from northern Israel desperate to return home.