Articles in "Israeli home front"

Israel’s 640,000 First-Time Voters Grapple With War, Costs and Political Distrust

For more than a half-million Israelis, the Oct. 27 election will be their first chance to vote. Some are focused on security and the cost ...

13-Year-Old Killed in School Hike Blast Laid to Rest in Northern Israel

Thirteen-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky was buried Wednesday in Ma’alot-Tarshiha after being killed in a munitions explosion during a ...

Elazar Yair Wilensky Identified as 13-Year-Old Killed in School Hike Explosion

The 13-year-old student killed Monday in an explosion involving unexploded Hezbollah ordnance during a school trip was identified as Elazar ...

Three Years After Oct. 7, Israelis Question Whether Their Country Is Safer

Three years after the Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war, fewer than half of Israelis believe the country is safer than it was before ...

$12.4B Paid to Israelis, Businesses in War Compensation Since Oct. 7 Attack

Ahead of the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the Israel Tax Authority released data showing that the state has paid ...

Israeli Children’s Psychiatric Visits Soar 121% as War Enters Third Year

Psychiatric emergency department visits by Israeli children and teenagers were 121.3% higher in the third year after Hamas’s Oct. 7, ...

Israelis Increasingly Identify With Middle East as Views of Europe Decline

Three years after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and the conflicts that followed, Israelis are increasingly likely to view their country ...

Kiryat Shmona Fights Compensation Cutoff, Says Businesses Have Yet to Recover

The Kiryat Shmona Municipality is preparing to petition the High Court of Justice against the State of Israel and the Tax Authority, ...

Northern Israel’s Education System Struggles With Teacher Shortage, Learning Gaps

Schools in northern Israel are starting the new academic year with 143 fewer teachers than before the war, as communities along the ...

Survey Finds Heavy Financial Toll of War on Israeli Households and Reservists

After nearly three years of war following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, financial pressure on Israeli households remains high, with ...


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