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

Jerusalem's superhero: Meet the man bringing comics to evacuees, lone soldiers

Whether it’s bringing comics and teddy bears to evacuees in Jerusalem or geek culture literature to the Israeli public, Arye Dobuler is using his organizational superpowers for good.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByAARON REICH
NOT ALL heroes wear capes: Jerusalemite Arye Dobuler is seen with his huge collection of comic books and sci-fi/fantasy novels available for affordable purchase in the German Colony.

Israel-Hamas war: Jerusalem restaurants chip in for war effort

After the October 7 massacre, hundreds of thousands of people needed help. Before the authorities could help, Israeli restaurants stepped up to do what they do best: Provide food.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByDEBBIE LAMPERT
PURCHASE FRESH Western Negev produce on Thursday afternoons in the Hansen House courtyard.

DJ Raphi and evacuee children help to bring light in times of darkness

DJ Raphi contacted the Sderot municipality and got permission to organize this uplifting moment for the evacuee children from Southern Israel.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA
DJ RAPHI (center) is known around the globe for his dance video tutorials.

French-Jewish duo present film to evacuees in Tel Aviv

People whose family members were killed and kidnapped during the massacre spoke ahead of the screening, calling for the release of all the hostages.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
OLIVIER NAKACHE (left) and Eric Toledano at a screening of ‘A Difficult Year’ at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on Sunday night.

How families with special-needs children endure the war - opinion

Like a double dose of punishment: The experiences of families with special-needs children enduring the war.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByMAURIT BEERI
‘WE DO everything possible so that our precious children continue to live, our babies survive, and their small hearts keep beating,’ says the writer.

IDF Education and Youth Corps mobilize to support evacuees nationwide

Since the outbreak of war on October 7, all 1,000 staff members of the corps have been mobilized to support more than 130,000 evacuees.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA
Soldiers in the Education and Youth Corps work with children displaced from their homes and communities by the October 7 massacre.

Journey of compassion: Clinic on Wheels for Gaza envelope evacuees

Eli Cohen CEO of Clalit Health Fund Surprised and welcomed the work for the community.

DECEMBER 5, 2023ByDANA OZ
Dr. Lahavit Akerman

Gaza border area evacuees find relief in Jerusalem art program

A voluntary initiative by a group of artists in Talpiot offers some relief for evacuees from the South

DECEMBER 2, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
OVER 40 evacuees created a ceramic tile mosaic showing where they come from.

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza border community finds safety in Jerusalem

Moshav Naveh's residents were forced to flee after Hamas's October 7 massacre. Now they have found a new temporary home at a Jerusalem hotel.

DECEMBER 2, 2023ByATARA BECK
ABOUT 140 families from Moshav Naveh, located near the Gaza border, have been staying at the Shalom Hotel Jerusalem since Oct. 7.

Solidarity in action: Female ambassadors tour Jerusalem command center

Female ambassadors from around the world unite on a tour of the Jerusalem Civilian Command Center (JCCC). The center has been helping to support the victims from Israel's south during the war.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023ByMAAYAN HOFFMAN
Female ambassadors from around the world tour Jerusalem Civilian Command Center