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.

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

 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

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


Israel-Hamas War: Hotels go the extra mile to help evacuees

Israel's hotels have transformed from spas, resorts, business centers, and tourist attractions to venues where those displaced by the war with Hamas can hang their at and call it home.

EVACUEE RACHELI AMSALAM gets hugs from children returning ‘home’ from school at hotel the family is temporarily living in

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 The new sports complex underneath the Pais Arena will include a bowling alley.

Jerusalem hotel gives evacuees fleeing Hamas, Hezbollah new swimwear

A Jerusalem hotel, hand in hand with a generous couple, provides swimwear for 240 children and teens.

 In the water at the Ramada.

Making a double impact 

The Jerusalem Foundation assists evacuees, the vulnerable, and promotes culture and education

 ‘MACHSHAVA TOVA’ mobile computer lab, donated by the Jerusalem Foundation, travels to hotels where evacuees are staying and provides entertaining technological activities

Housing evacuees in Tel Aviv after the October 7 massacre

Together with the city of Tel Aviv, the entities were able to take over units in the new building complex to house Kibbutz Re’im residents for one year.

 WALL MURALS in Florentin. Tel Aviv has taken in over 20,000 evacuees from the South and North.

Uprooted and unsettled: Evacuated residents long to return home

While not all northern Israel towns and settlements have been evacuated, residents across the region feel unsettled and uneasy as they struggle to accept what’s become the new normal.

 A CONVOY of APCs makes its way to the border with Lebanon, in Nahariya, on October 10.

From Re’im to Eilat to Tel Aviv: Rebuilding lives after the October 7 massacre

Short-term and long-term psychological services and programming from the Education Ministry are being opened up to the kibbutz evacuees, as well as tuition-free education for their kids.

People visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border, December 31, 2023

Israel's unprecedented challenges: Returning civilians to the borders

To bring security, Israel will need to be able to show that it can bring back some residents. After some of them return, more will follow.

 IDF PATROLS along the Gaza border fence, in the South, December 27, 2023.

Mayor of Sderot calls for evacuated residents to return home

Mayor Alon Davidi brought up a plan that should allow for "resettlement" in the country by paying grants to all residents who agree to leave their hotels and return to the city voluntarily.

 SDEROT MAYOR Alon Davidi at the scene of rocket damage, Oct. 24.

October 7 devastated Israel, but philanthropy can help heal it - opinion

A long and difficult road must be taken to heal the shattered lives of the October 7 massacre survivors and to address their social, emotional, economic, healthcare, and community needs. 

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023