Children

‘Dad, I’m in Taiz’: A missing boy’s call from Yemen’s front lines

A 14-year-old who disappeared while buying groceries resurfaced 40 days later, telling his father he had joined the Houthis, as families across Yemen describe similar disappearances.

A woman and a boy walk on garbage on a roadside in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen October 31, 2026.
A Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank branch, Jerusalem, February 22, 2018.

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot announces 1,000-Shekel grant for parents to finance after-school activities

An ambulance.

Tamra Municipality to compensate boy who lost his eye on way to grocery store by NIS 1.7m.

Worshippers walk to a station during the Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on April 03, 2026 in New York City.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse reach $800m. settlement with New York Archdiocese


Camille Cottin elevates French family drama 'Out of Love' as it opens in Israeli theaters - review

Out of Love presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end, perhaps a little more neatly than they do anywhere but in a TV-style movie.

‘Out of Love’ presents a soothing universe where things fall into place in the end.

Police rescue toddler from locked car in Yavne after mother makes emergency call from Tel Aviv

In August, United Hatzalah warned against the dangers of leaving children inside hot cars after a 5-year-old boy died after he was left inside his family's car in Lod for about two hours.

The floor of the car in which a toddler was trapped is seen in this screenshot from a video of his rescue, in which broken car window glass is seen alongside a child's toy.

Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case

The former taxi driver founded the Good News International Church in 2003, preaching increasingly apocalyptic sermons and urging his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears in court for his judgement at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, October 19, 2026.

Simple treatment that eliminates tooth decay in young children

A large clinical trial examined a short, non-invasive treatment for tooth decay. The results point to an additional option for young children who struggle to undergo standard dental treatment.

The new method for treating tooth decay is effective for children who are afraid of invasive dental treatment.

Child, 10, killed after dumpster fire triggers explosion in Beitar Illit

The child was evacuated to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for medical treatment, but was pronounced dead, ZAKA and Magen David Adom said.

The fire in Beitar Illit that caused serious injury to a 10-year-old child, October 14, 2026.

Beyond resilience: Israel's traumatized families need support, not just admiration - opinion

We can celebrate courage and still leave room for what comes afterward. Surviving does not tell us how someone is sleeping or whether they feel safe boarding another plane.

The report found that in the half–year following October 7, the health funds and resilience centers provided mental care to less than 1% of Israel's population, while 38% reported significant symptoms

One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North

Northern District police officers and bomb disposal experts responded to the incident, which was declared a mass-casualty event by the IDF.

IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

Schneider Children's Medical Center established a program for children facing school anxiety

For children with school anxiety, returning to the classroom can cause real distress. Schneider Children's Medical Center developed a two-week program to strengthen their sense of capability.

At Schneider, a unique program was developed designed to assist children and adolescents dealing with avoidance and emotional difficulties, including school anxiety.

UNICEF warns of severe child deprivation in Lebanon as displacement, economic tolls mount

“Without urgent and sustained action, an entire generation of children and young people risks carrying the scars of this crisis into adulthood,” UNICEF Lebanon Representative Marcoluigi Corsi said. 

Displaced Lebanese children play in the playground of a public school that has been converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut on March 25, 2026.

Terrorist used child to transfer weapons into civilian home in Gaza, IDF footage reveals

The military described the scene as an example of the "systematic exploitation of children by terrorist organizations for terrorist purposes, in violation of international law." 

A Palestinian child looks on in front of a tent, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 20, 2025