The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cigarettes/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png cigarettes | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cigarettes/ 32 32 War stress reported as reason 37% of Israeli smokers lighting up https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-stress-reported-as-reason-37-of-israeli-smokers-lighting-up/ Sun, 31 May 2026 13:43:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3833456 Among youth, 24% report use of e-cigarettes; 93% exposed to secondhand smoke; public anti-smoking campaigns and disturbing graphics do not appear to be effective deterrents

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]]> Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, Knesset votes to require graphic images on smoking products https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-world-no-tobacco-day-knesset-votes-to-require-graphic-images-on-smoking-products/ Thu, 29 May 2025 12:19:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3560280 Israel is the 2nd country to mandate such warnings on e-cigarettes, as survey finds 31% of Israeli smokers have started or resumed lighting up due to stress since start of the war

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]]> 3 Israelis indicted for smuggling drugs and cigarettes into Gaza via drones https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-israelis-indicted-for-smuggling-drugs-and-cigarettes-into-gaza-via-drones/ Mon, 19 May 2025 17:59:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3552774 Police say smuggling is a security threat since drones could fall into Hamas's hands; Danish authorities nab man for selling drones to terror group to be used in attack

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]]> Stressed out by war, Israelis appear to be smoking more than they have in years https://www.timesofisrael.com/stressed-out-by-war-israelis-appear-to-be-smoking-more-than-they-have-in-years/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:10:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3258266 Soldiers, hostages' families and others seem to be lighting up at increasing levels, reversing years of falling rates, but health experts aren't pushing them to kick the habit yet

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]]> Health Ministry launches new plan to stub out worrisome rise in Israeli smoking https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-launches-new-plan-to-stub-out-worrisome-rise-in-israeli-smoking/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:58:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3077225 With 8,000 deaths per year tied to tobacco and increasing numbers of youth taking up vaping, special task force offers a dozen recommendations to address problem

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]]> With tobacco use on rise in Israel, kids and teens see their health go up in smoke https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-tobacco-use-on-rise-in-israel-kids-and-teens-see-their-health-go-up-in-smoke/ Sun, 11 Jun 2023 06:57:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3011355 Bright colors, fruity flavors, and nicotine are getting kids as young as 12 hooked on vaping, while adults' outdoor secondhand smoke is embedding itself deep in children's bodies

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]]> Mayor of ultra-Orthodox city Elad hands out cigarettes to children at Purim party https://www.timesofisrael.com/mayor-of-ultra-orthodox-city-elad-hands-out-cigarettes-to-children-at-purim-party/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:20:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2969022 Yisrael Porush filmed giving smokes to young teenagers; tells media they were prizes won in quiz

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]]> New Zealand imposes lifetime cigarette ban on youths in bid to end smoking https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-zealand-imposes-lifetime-cigarette-ban-on-youths-in-bid-to-end-smoking/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:13:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2898524 New law permanently forbids sale of tobacco to anyone born after start of 2009, also limits amount of nicotine permitted in smokes

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]]> Philip Morris targeting Haredi society to grow next generation of smokers – study https://www.timesofisrael.com/philip-morris-targeting-haredi-society-to-grow-next-generation-of-smokers-study/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:44:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2898101 Tobacco behemoth spent 87%, nearly NIS 3 million, of its local advertising budget on ultra-Orthodox, despite community having the lowest smoking rates in the country

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]]> ‘We felt nauseous’: Family finds cigarette butt in packaged chicken from supermarket https://www.timesofisrael.com/karmiel-man-finds-cigarette-butt-in-packaged-chicken-from-supermarket/ Sat, 17 Sep 2022 07:05:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838187 Oded Chen from Karmiel says his daughters no longer want to eat chicken; factory acknowledges it could be responsible, apologizes for 'distress'

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]]> 2 hospital patients die of burns sustained when one lit up cigarette while on oxygen https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-hospital-patients-die-of-burns-sustained-when-one-lit-up-cigarette-while-on-oxygen/ Wed, 11 May 2022 09:06:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2760401 Family of Rami Nori, 81, who was in a bed next to the smoker, accuses Sheba Medical Center of negligence for not having fire extinguishing systems in place; Sheba denies charges

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]]> Daily Briefing Mar. 16: Special report from Lviv; ‘toxic’ oligarchs; polio in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-mar-16-special-report-from-lviv-toxic-oligarchs-polio-in-israel/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:41:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2725508 Carrie Keller-Lynn on the ground in Ukraine; Ricky Ben-David on what's at stake with Israel's oligarchs; Nathan Jeffay on a new coronavirus variant and cigarettes for kids on Purim

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]]> One in five Israelis smoke, but increasing numbers are trying to quit https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-in-five-israelis-smoke-but-increasing-numbers-are-trying-to-quit/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:28:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2089078 Health Ministry report finds dramatic gaps between men and women, Arabs and Jews, and by levels of educational achievement

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]]> Jordan charges 29 in fake smokes scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-charges-29-in-fake-smokes-scandal/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:20:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2014404 Former officials, businessmen among suspects in tax scam involving counterfeit cigarettes worth hundreds of millions

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]]> High Court calls on government to match tax on loose tobacco to cigarette tax https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-calls-on-government-to-match-tax-on-loose-tobacco-to-cigarette-tax/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:38:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2012159&preview=true&preview_id=2012159 Decision a blow to Finance Minister Kahlon, who has resisted calls to hike cost; NGOs fete ruling as a 'historic achievement'

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