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


Likud Minister Hanegbi says complaining of hunger is 'populist bulls**t'

The minister-without-portfolio's page on Wikipedia was changed temporarily to open with the words "Tzachi Hanegbi is a corrupt, opportunistic pig."

After saying that complaining of hunger is "populism" and "bullshit," Minister Tzachi Hanegbi's Wikipedia page was changed.

Syria's hunger crisis worsens, COVID outbreak could intensify -UN

The World Food Programme (WFP) told a briefing in Geneva that the number of people short of essential foodstuffs had risen by 1.4 million in the past six months.

Wounded children are seen in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 23, 2018.

More Yemeni children face malnourishment amid aid shortage, coronavirus

Tens of thousands of people have died, many of them civilians, and the ensuing humanitarian crisis has been called the worst in the world.

A displaced Yemeni boy is seen at a refugee camp located between Marib and Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2018.

Food is not simply sustenance

I wanted people to feel the emotional bond that food can convey, the delight in the tastes of their childhood...

The care and sense of security that goes into providing someone with a healthy meal is what drives Soni Winer in her work with NEVET

Without cash, next round of rockets is coming soon - analysis

The rounds of violence keep on taking the Israelis by surprise, although there is nothing surprising about them.

A Palestinian girl looks out of a classroom window as she attends a lesson on the first day of a new school year, at a United Nations-run school in Khan Young in the southern Gaza Strip

The Smiling Face of Meir Panim

Israel's largest assistance network puts up impressive numbers for helping the needy. Yet, while the statistics are remarkable, the meaning behind Meir Panim’s mission is even more noteworthy.

Meir Panim celebrates Purim

How Israeli scientists are saving crops

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute found a sustainable way to eliminate a parasitic crop killer that caused hunger and famine in sub-Saharan Africa.

Researchers help plants at the Weizmann Institute of Science

'Catastrophic' risk of death for 300,000 Yemeni children trapped by attack

The biggest battle in a three-year war, which has already created the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, centers on Hodeidah.

A displaced Yemeni boy is seen at a refugee camp located between Marib and Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2018.

Produce 'rescue': Looking to Israeli initiatives to combat world hunger

Advocating the need for food banks throughout the world, Moon believes that this is the key element in reducing the number of hungry and malnourished people.

LEKET ISRAEL volunteers pick produce for the needy.