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


Israeli family unites to help victims of Oct. 7 staying at evacuee hotels

Shirran Hasid and her father's first thoughts were for the comfort and well-being of some 200 people who had been displaced from their homes in Kiryat Shmona.

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

Israeli NGO connects people in need with surplus goods during ongoing war

In 2023 alone, the NGO distributed over 40 million shekels worth of goods to those in need, primarily through third-party channels.

 Tomer Shemesh, the driving force behind Social Delivery

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.