Evacuees

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

Since Operation Roaring Lion, hundreds of public housing units have been damaged by Iranian missiles. Restoration efforts continue, with volunteers aiding in the cleanup.

|ByJAMES GENN
Senior officials from the Construction and Housing Ministry during a tour of the site of the fall in Beit Shemesh in March.
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

Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, approximately 1,700 people have been forced out of their homes and placed in hotels, needing approximately 950 rooms.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.

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.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Grapevine: 'Hakafot shniyot'

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 1, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
David Friedman

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.

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByVERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
Volunteers help entertain children evacuated from Israel's north, at a hotel in the Red Sea coastal city of Eilat.

Many Israelis were evacuated from their homes on Oct. 7. Now, they're making the best of it

How are evacuees, forced to flee their homes on October 7, coping with still not having their homes over a year later?

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
GAVRIELLA ASI-ZAHAV and Ro’i Hershkovici on their travels after fleeing their home on October 7.

Israel's High Court orders state to clarify northern evacuation decisions, aid plan exclusion

According to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's decision, communities located up to five kilometers from the border should be evacuated.

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByBINI ASCHKENASY, LIAT RON
Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon hit an open area near the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, September 4, 2024

Israel’s 68,000 evacuees celebrate Jewish new year apart — and wonder when they will return home

Families have had to spend the Jewish holidays separated, as Hezbollah continues to fire at civilian communities.

OCTOBER 3, 2024ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
A woman and a girl hold pet carriers and other belongings as they prepare to depart from Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Oct. 19, 2023.

No. 39: Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Yaakov Hagoel, Shai Davidai: Defending Israel worldwide

From the start of the war, Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Yaakov Hagoel, and Shai Davidai, significantly supported border communities and evacuees, and spread awareness of the conflict.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, HANNAH SARISOHN
Shai Davidai, Ifat Ovadia-Luski, and Yaakov Hagoel.

Israel-Hamas War hit tourism industry hard, net loss in billions - Tourism Ministry

Based on 2024 trends, 2024 is expected to conclude with only approximately one million tourists entering Israel, less than a quarter of the number of tourists that entered Israel in 2019.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben-Gurion Airport on April 4, 2023; illustrative

Social media should serve Israeli solidarity over shaming - opinion

Israelis must demonstrate support and solidarity during this challenging time, avoiding the divisiveness and judgment fostered by social media.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024ByAARON KALMAN
ISRAEL IS working in solidarity with Jewish communities around the world.

Grapevine: Place saved

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Rabbi Yisroel Goldberg.

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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.