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In the aftermath of the Hamas massacre, rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD are climbing fast, even for those who weren’t directly affected. People who experienced earlier traumas—particularly sexual assault—find themselves newly triggered by the Oct. 7 attacks.
A look at life today inside Israeli communities near the Lebanese border, which have largely evacuated as tensions with Hezbollah rise
Even though they’re past the age of regular military service or reserve duty, Druze volunteers are Israel’s second line of defense in the north
‘These kids are not in post-trauma—they’re in trauma’
Two months after the Hamas attack, many of Kibbutz Be’eri’s young adults have returned home, with an eye toward the future
After surviving the Hamas massacre, a Thai agricultural worker with severe burns arrived at an Israeli hospital all alone. Now he’s on the road to recovery—and getting more visitors than he can handle.
In central Tel Aviv, crowds gather to lobby for the release of those kidnapped by Hamas
In Israeli restaurants, people are coming together across religious and political lines
As reservists are called into duty, foreign workers leave the country, and Palestinian workers are denied entry, Israeli agriculture faces a labor shortage. Volunteers are rushing to fill the gaps.
In northern Israel, Galilee Medical Center is already moving patients, canceling procedures, and training doctors in anticipation of a second front opening
After the Hamas attack of October 7, many Israeli couples changed their plans—moving up dates, or downsizing or postponing ceremonies. Other couples never made it to the chuppah.
Saar Margolis was born on Kibbutz Kissufim. On October 7, he was killed there, defending the kibbutz against Hamas terrorists. But his family, evacuated to a hotel near the Dead Sea, had to mourn him in an unfamiliar place.
Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk is a finalist for a United Nations designation that could draw visitors to its historic grounds in northern Israel
After more than three decades as Moscow’s chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt left the country following the invasion of Ukraine. Now he’s urging the Russian capital’s Jews to leave, saying ‘the future is not as bright as it was.’
Hundreds of others who died in battle—Druze, Bedouins, Christians, Circassians—will be remembered on the country’s Memorial Day
Drawing on their knowledge of injuries caused by wars and terrorism, Israeli doctors care for Ukrainian soldiers wounded in battle
Israel’s Usain Bolt takes aim at the 2024 Olympics in Paris
As refugees streamed out of Ukraine, an Israeli man offered shelter to the descendants of the people who once saved his ancestors from the Nazis. It wasn’t quite as simple as it seemed.