According to yearly data published by Israel's National Insurance Institute and the Welfare Ministry, about 75 percent are recognized as eligible for long-term care benefits, a two-percent increase from 2025, and almost a third receive an income supplement benefit
According to yearly data published by Israel's National Insurance Institute and the Welfare Ministry, about 75 percent are recognized as eligible for long-term care benefits, a two-percent increase from 2025, and almost a third receive an income supplement benefit
05:21 AM • April 13 2026 IDT
A total of 106,880 Holocaust survivors live in Israel, while about 12,000 survivors died over the past year, according to the National Insurance Institute and the Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry.
The IDF might still engage in limited fighting with leftover Hezbollah forces in parts of southern Lebanon who have not withdrawn north of the Litani River with most of Hezbollah's other forces.
After weekend peace talks in Islamabad between negotiators from the US and Iran ended without a deal, US President Donald Trump ordered a full blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Among the small group of elderly survivors, many of whom were children during WWII, ten were able to fly from Israel, despite Hezbollah still firing rockets at civilians.
Middle East expert Yoni Ben Menachem warns that behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements lies a structured plan to build a new Sunni axis that could replace Iran’s regional role.