Evacuees

Homes evacuated in Gush Etzion as massive fire breaks out in the area

The fire, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority, was driven by the wind and spreading toward the town, prompting the evacuation order. 

Fire is seen spreading toward the town of Gva'ot in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank on September 4, 2026.
A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfire burns in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France, July 2, 2026.

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires

Senior officials from the Construction and Housing Ministry during a tour of the site of the fall in Beit Shemesh in March.

Hundreds of public housing units damaged by Iranian missiles, restoration in progress

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


Watercolor treasures: Building portraitist volunteers to paint lost homes

Since Oct. 7, Jordana Golding has been reaching out to people from the South and the North who have lost their homes or been displaced.

 THE ARTIST at ‘The Beating Heart of Tel Aviv’ exhibition.

Students are passing, but an education system is failing - opinion

As the Education Ministry grapples with displaced students from northern and southern peripheries, educators and NGOs still face challenges five months after the start of the war.

 CHILDREN EVACUATED from Kibbutz Nir Am, in the South, spend time at a hotel in Tel Aviv, in January.

Gallant: Northern residents will not return before hostages come back from Gaza

Hezbollah has said that it will cease attacking Israel the moment a ceasefire is reached with Hamas which prevents Israel from new military activities within Gaza.

 Yoav Gallant

Hotel to kick evacuees out, close down due to never getting funds from the state

The Nea Hotel suffers as the state fails to compensate for cost of hosting evacuees, leaving the hotel struggling to cover costs and pay staff salaries.

  Nea boutique hotel. 68 rooms including evacuees

Trauma specialist Mooli Lahad aids thousands of evacuees

Mooli Lahad has pioneered a unique method that has gained international acclaim for preventing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

 Prof. Mooli Lahad at a lecture in Warsaw to health professionals working with Ukrainian refugees.

How are Israel's evacuees faring after being forced to flee their homes?

Almost five months have passed since Oct. 7. Most evacuees have begun returning home, but it’s not at all back to normal.

 RELIGIOUS LEADERS tour the destruction in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Jewish basketball player uses the game he loves to help Israeli children during wartime

Jared Armstrong’s season was about to start on Oct. 7. Now he’s using basketball to help Israeli children escape the realities of war.

 Jared Armstrong is running free basketball clinics for children in Ashkelon, Israel.

2,000-year-old Hasmonean coin discovered by child evacuated on Oct.7

While exploring the area around the hotel that he had been evacuated to along the Dead Sea, Nati Toyikar came across an ancient coin dating back to the Hasmonean period

 2,000 year old Hasmonean coin found by a kibbutz evacuee, February, 2024

Mail service in the North halted as evacuees struggle to get vital documents

Since the beginning of the war, there has been no mail service in the North, and critical documents aren't reaching those displaced in hotels.

 Mailboxes (illustrative image).

'Lending a hand': Teva employees worldwide donate refurbished computers to Israelis affected by war

They collected and shipped hundreds of laptops that had been previously used, now repurposed to aid those affected by the conflict.

(L-R) Amalia Adler Waxman (Global ESG Manager at Teva and International Markets Communications Manager), Talia Lebanon (CEO of the Israeli Trauma Coalition) and Eli Gilboa (IT Manager at Teva, Head of Global Service Desk & NOC)