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A screenshot of a video purporting to show an Iranian child recruit to the IRGC's Basij militia wearing a military uniform and carrying a rifle, seen in Shariati Square, Mashhad, Iran, March 30, 2026. (Telegram / used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 3, 2026, 6:25 pm
‘War crime’: Amnesty slams Iran’s recruitment of children as young as 12 to Basij militia
Rights group cites eyewitnesses, videos as proof the IRGC has enlisted kids to man checkpoints, says deployment of child soldiers violates UN convention to which Tehran is a party
By Ethan Rubinson and AP
Yonatan Schwartz, left, with Yaniv, Tsur, and their dog, Lev, in front of their restaurant in Moshav Liman that was damaged during the 2024 conflict with Hezbollah on March 10, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
March 12, 2026, 9:26 am
Under a rain of Hezbollah missiles, determined northern farmers still sow for the future
Grateful to come home after being forced to flee for 14 months or longer after Oct. 7, residents of Moshav Liman try to rebuild their lives amid another round of war and more missiles
By Diana Bletter
Honoree Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at The Plaza Hotel on November 4, 2025, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
November 5, 2025, 9:25 pm
Star toddler educator Ms. Rachel wears Gaza-themed dress to award ceremony
The children’s influencer with millions of subscribers and a Netflix show is an outspoken advocate for kids in Gaza; some accuse her of anti-Israel bias
By ToI Staff
An Israeli reserve soldier kissing goodbye to his child in Jerusalem, May 5, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 28, 2025, 6:23 pm
Statistics show 50% of reservists’ spouses experience marital troubles in ongoing war
First state report on families of reservists finds 63% of spouses see a negative change in their children’s mental state if parents serve more than 200 days
By Diana Bletter
A malnourished Palestinian child gets a check up at a medical point run by a local NGO affiliated with the primary health care of the Palestinian health ministry in al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip district, on August 13, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
August 14, 2025, 11:35 pm
UN says 13,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza in July as aid trickles in
Humanitarian agency says vast majority of aid trucks raided en route, but notes that despite challenges, food prices have dropped and kitchens are producing more hot meals
By Nurit Yohanan, Shira Silkoff, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Marcel Vaknin collects eggs in her chicken coop in Dovev, northern Israel, on July 8, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 10, 2025, 7:59 am
With end to housing subsidies, evacuated northern residents return home, still unsettled
Now focused on rehabilitation, residents in Dovev and Kiryat Shmona scramble to fund projects, reduce distress among elderly and youth — and try to stop the country from ‘shrinking’
By Diana Bletter
Classmates and teachers of Druze children killed in a deadly missile attack at a soccer field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, visit the site, August 2, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
April 6, 2025, 11:46 pm
Over 23,000 children and youth physically or mentally damaged by war – report
Israel Council for the Child unveils extent of loss, against backdrop of increased family violence, sexual abuse, suicide attempts by children aged 9 and younger
By Sue Surkes
A woman prepares bedding inside a shelter at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2024. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
December 31, 2024, 4:34 am
Gaza newborn freezes to death, twin fights for his life after rain floods tent
Month-old Jumaa al-Batran is one of six Palestinians said to have died in recent days due to exposure to cold
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Shuli Abitbul (far left), Dani Admasu, Hen Avigdori (third from left) and Hadassa Ben Ari at a panel at Jerusalem's Mandel Leadership Institute on September 22, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2024, 1:51 pm
Parents, creators discuss how to talk to kids about war, hostage crisis
Conference at Jerusalem’s Mandel Leadership Institute includes TV writer Hen Avigdori, whose wife and daughter were released from captivity; ‘Laugh as much as possible,’ he says
By Jessica Steinberg
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens during a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City on April 18, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
June 13, 2024, 7:39 pm
Israel promises reaction to UN blacklist designation, but hasn’t made decision yet
Official says measures will be taken against agencies and personnel, but will not affect aid to Gaza
By Lazar Berman
Displaced children pose standing at their tent on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on April 10, 2024 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
June 12, 2024, 5:46 am
UN publishes report with IDF, Hamas, PIJ added to ‘list of shame’ for first time
Guterres says he’s ‘appalled by dramatic increase and unprecedented scale and intensity of grave violations’ against children in Gaza, Israel and West Bank over past year
By Jacob Magid and AP
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in a photo approved for publication on June 2, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 7, 2024, 9:25 pm
Israel livid as it’s added to UN ‘list of shame’ for wartime children’s rights violations
Israel put on list for first time, alongside Hamas, Islamic Jihad; PM slams delusional’ move; Jerusalem defends ‘most moral army in world,’ says decision will impact ties with UN
By Jacob Magid
Ms. Rachel, the hit children's video educator, singer-songwriter, in a clip from one of her videos. (Screenshot via YouTube)
May 24, 2024, 10:34 pm
Following backlash, YouTuber for toddlers sings prayer for children of Gaza, Israel
Rachel Griffin Accurso, whose ‘Ms. Rachel’ channel has 10 million subscribers, says she was cyberbullied for mentioning Gazan kids, but not Israeli, in conflict zone fundraiser
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Ms. Rachel, the hit children's video educator and singer-songwriter, in a clip from one of her videos. (Screenshot via YouTube/ JTA)
May 17, 2024, 1:57 am
Toddler video superstar ‘Ms. Rachel’ launches Gaza fundraiser, dividing Jewish moms
The children’s YouTube sensation raises $50,000 in hours for Save the Children fund for kids in Gaza, Congo, Sudan and Ukraine; online forums for mothers bash absence of Israel
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The children and babies kidnapped on October 7 and held hostage by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. (Israel's official Twitter account)
November 20, 2023, 5:25 pm
On World Children’s Day, Israeli group urges global action to free kids held in Gaza
Israeli Association for Early Childhood says lack of action by UN members to secure the release of some 40 children and babies held by terror groups adds to their suffering
By Michael Horovitz
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