Orphans

Islamic regime left at least 222 children orphaned with drug-related executions in 2025

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime should pause cooperation with the Islamic regime over drug-related executions, according to a newly published Harm Reduction International report.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests.
AVIGAYIL, THE WIDOW, holds the baby at the brit.

The war returns. The grief never left

When war returns, families of fallen soldiers relive a loss that never truly left them. And the least we can do is make sure they do not face it alone.

|BySHLOMI NAHUMSON ‘
The presentation of the Sunflower report in the Knesset

Israel’s annual Orphanhood Report indicates a deterioration in orphans’ mental well-being

Annual report reveals alarming mental health and academic challenges among Israeli orphans in the wake of war, highlighting the urgent need for systemic support.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during an IDF swearing-in ceremony for the new Military Advocate-General Itai Offir, November 27, 2025

Knesset to pass increased benefits for orphans of IDF soldiers, Katz announces

First, the new law will give recognition to children of soldiers as "orphans" for certain rights as long as the parent died before the age of 30.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

How Sunflowers is changing the lives of Israel's orphaned children

'Sunflowers' is the only organization in Israel that provides psychological support services for orphans. As Israel faces the most difficult time in its history, Sunflower's work is crucial.

OCTOBER 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hadar Kess, founder and CEO of Sunflowers with Lahav Vered, who was orphaned during operation “Guardian of the Walls”

The unresearched phenomenon which affects 153,000,000 children worldwide

In this article, Hadar Kass- founder of the Sunflowers social movement, analyses this phenomenon.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hadar Kass, founder of the Sunflowers social movement