Hunger

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.
Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

UN says Gaza hunger crisis over, int'l media quietly ignores - analysis

Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release


As cost of living rises, we must keep all Israelis fed - opinion

Asked if the food aid agencies were exacerbating the problem of food insecurity by giving fish instead of rods, I almost lost it because only those who have never struggled for food could ask this.

 LEKET ISRAEL provides hot meals.

'Scientific drawing' could help anorexia nervosa patients -study

AN is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, fear of gaining weight, an overpowering desire to be thin and body-image disturbance.

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Exposure to the sun makes men hungrier than women - Israeli study

Tel Aviv University Research: Open your wallets! Men will be much hungrier than women when they expose themselves to the sun’s rays.

 A group of men and women together at the sunny beach. A new study suggests exposure to sunlight makes men hungrier, not women (Illustrative).

Israel's schools: Better scores, less violence and absences, but more hunger - survey

An end-of-year survey by an Israeli NGO found a sizable post-COVID increase in hungry children within the Israeli educational system.

 View of an empty school at in Tel Aviv, as schools begin at 10 A.M. following a strike of the Teachers Union, on June 19, 2022.

Doctrine, not despair: This breeds Palestinian terrorism

To view Palestinian terror entirely through an economics lens is essentially a Marxist approach.

 MOST HUNGRY people are not violent, nor are they terrorists.

Leket: Israel's National Food Bank promoting food rescue

A major turning point came in 2007, when hi-tech entrepreneur Gidi Kroch joined Leket upon his return from the US, bringing onboard his logistical skills.

 Leket Israel CEO Gidi Kroch watches over the vegetables being packed for Passover.

Nevet’s sandwich program is helping at-risk kids achieve in school

The nonprofit organization provides 11,000 meals every day.

 NEVET, AN Israeli nonprofit, provides over 10,000 healthy, fresh sandwiches daily to students who need them (Illustrative).

How is Israel working to fight food insecurity - opinion

Jewish tradition actually forbids food waste, with the commandment of bal tashchit (not to destroy or waste) being an important religious and environmental ethic.

 Leket Israel Distributing Hot Food to the Needy

Sandwiches: Simple solutions to complex problems - opinion

Some plans to reverse childhood poverty and social alienation are complex and require ambitious networks and strategies. Sometimes, it's just giving a kid a sandwich.

 NEVET, AN Israeli nonprofit, provides over 10,000 healthy, fresh sandwiches daily to students who need them (Illustrative).

Could price hikes and cost of living turn Israel against Bennett?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Eleven years after the July 2011 socioeconomic protests, disgruntled consumers are headed back to the streets.

 A GROCER unpacks bags of Osem noodles in a Tel Aviv market.