Evacuees

Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports

Data from the National Insurance Institute found that 2.8 million Israelis currently live with food insecurity, including over a million children.

An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.
What do Israelis dream about post October 7?

Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study

Bank Hapoalim.

Bank Hapoalim, Paamonim launch free coaching program for northern evacuees

THE DEVASTATED remains of apartments in Tel Aviv where residents were forbidden from entering to retrieve possessions.

Picking up the pieces: Israelis who lost homes in Iran attack remain traumatized by bureaucracy


Coping one day at a time: Israeli perspectives on war and emotional resilience - opinion

Don’t underestimate how the situation has affected almost everyone in Israel.

 PRACTICE GRATITUDE for the things going well in your life.

This is what this year’s Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony will look like amid the war

Miri Regev, who was charged with organizing the upcoming ceremonies, said that numerous adjustments would be made in light of the ongoing war, with special tributes to hostages and evacuees.

 PEOPLE WATCH the military air show as part of Israel’s 75th Independence Day celebrations, from Sacher Park in Jerusalem, in April. To identify as Zionist today is as relevant and powerful as it ever was, the writer maintains.

Of the 2,500 Holocaust survivors who experienced the October 7 massacre, 86 have died

Israel's Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry announced that 86 Holocaust survivors had died since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

 Holocaust survivor, Sarina Blumenfeld, 89, who endures flashbacks from the horrors of her past and now struggles to process the carnage following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen, shows black and white photos during an interview with Reuters in her home in Ashdod, southern Israel, October 23

Israel’s tourism industry remains strong as hotels pivot from hosting evacuees

The Israeli Ministry of Tourism, led by Haim Katz, housed displaced residents in hotels during the war with Hamas, providing financial support and preparing for the tourism industry's recovery.

ARRIVING AT Ben-Gurion Airport in Feb. Tourism is one of several industries that was absorbed a harsh economic impact due to the war in Gaza prompted by the October 7 attacks.

The abandoned 60,000: The forgotten Israelis of the lawless North

More than 60,000 Israelis from the North have been displaced and are living in hotels or with relatives, friends, or in rental accommodation, and they feel abandoned.

 Israeli police work at the site of a lethal rocket strike at a factory in Kiryat Shmona on March 27.

Safe Place Festival presents theater for those with autism

The Safe Place Festival offers sensory-friendly activities and performances for those on the autism spectrum, aiming to create inclusive experiences for all.

 Safe Place Festival 21/4/2024

‘Smiles for Kids’ brings comfort to families impacted by war with upcoming April events

Since October 7, the non-profit has provided over 30,000 bags of candy, 5,000 candy platters, 2000 chalot and cake and fed 25,000 soldiers across Israel.

Shushan Purim in Kibbutz Gevim was a carnival for the returning residents of Kibbutz Gevim after being displaced for five months

Grapevine April 10, 2024: Home

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant (second right) and US Ambassador Jack Lew (third right) are briefed at Southern Command.

Spring camp for disabled children charges forward despite Hamas war

The young campers enjoyed five days of activities like water sports, beach parties, a pajama party, a sunrise trip and more.

Keren Shemesh: Spring Camp for Children with Disabilities and evacuees took place despite the war

Tourism Ministry publishes economic impact of housing evacuees after Oct. 7

There are currently 27,000 evacuees being housed in hotels, 21,000 of whom are from the north.

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