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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

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Marcelle Taljah, seen with her new granddaughter on October 6, a day before she was murdered. (Courtesy)
February 19, 2025, 5:42 pm
Government urged to recognize as orphans those who lost sole living parent on Oct. 7
Law currently grants significant compensation to people of all ages if both parents are victims of hostile act; group says for some 60 people, their only parent was killed by Hamas
By Sue Surkes
Security forces speak to residents inside a cordoned-off area near a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Ein Hamifratz near Acre in northern Israel on October 19, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 5, 2025, 9:43 pm
Israel lays out NIS 3.4 billion plan to get northerners back home in March
Internally displaced for more than a year, returning residents will be eligible for assistance grants of up to NIS 25,360 per adult and NIS 12,680 per child
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 31, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 2, 2025, 11:20 pm
Israel to cut travelers’ flight cancellation compensation to woo back foreign airlines
MKs advance measure under which passengers will be entitled only to a refund of ticket cost; government also announces plan to assist airlines operating US flights
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers stand in line at Ben Gurion Airport during a nationwide strike demanding the government reach a hostage release deal, September 2, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 10:08 pm
Knesset panel delays vote on compensation policy changes to bring back foreign airlines
Committee head demands steadfast commitment that carriers will resume their services; lambastes war profiteering by Israeli airlines
By Sharon Wrobel
Emergency services at the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Sixteen people were killed, and 130 injured. (Courtesy)
November 26, 2024, 4:33 pm
Court puts PA on the hook for huge sums in compensation, damages for terror attacks
Jerusalem District Court has ruled PA must pay NIS 46 million to heirs of 3 Sbarro bombing victims due to stipends it pays to terrorists; and hundreds more suits have been filed
By Jeremy Sharon
Lufthansa aircrafts parked at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, September 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)
November 12, 2024, 4:48 am
Lufthansa group extends suspension of Israel flights through December 15
Move applies to SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings; Lufthansa flights to Tel Aviv from Germany suspended until end of 2024; Virgin Atlantic won’t resume fights before Oct. 2025
By AFP and ToI Staff
Flights take off at Ben Gurion Airport. April 17, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 6, 2024, 8:46 pm
Foreign carriers warn they may not resume flights without changes to compensation laws
Group of 15 airlines seek amendments to laws amid war to reduce costs and financial risks, in order to make a return of services to Israel feasible
By Sharon Wrobel
Workers remove broken glass from a damaged building that was hit during Iran's missile attack in Tel Aviv, October 2, 2024. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
October 13, 2024, 10:07 pm
Iranian missile barrage caused NIS 150m to NIS 200m in damage to property
Since the October 1 attack, about 2,500 compensation claims have been submitted for damage to buildings, vehicles, and contents, according to Israel Tax Authority data
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli soldiers volunteer to pick oranges with farmers in the moshav of Beit Hillel in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, on November 10, 2023, amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
September 24, 2024, 11:23 am
Over 1,500 war compensation claims made by farmers; Tax Authority has paid NIS 91m
22,000 dunams of fruit orchards, vines, avocado plantations not being regularly farmed along Lebanese border; 1,500 dunams of fruit trees and vines damaged by fires
By Sue Surkes
Representatives of the Reservists’ Wives Forum meet with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) in early 2024. (Courtesy)
March 8, 2024, 3:51 pm
Fired during war, reservists’ wives band together to battle for job security
Spouses of reserve troops create forum to help each other with employment rights and petition the government to ease their economic burden as their husbands take up arms
By Sharon Wrobel
A pumpkin damaged in a hailstorm at the central Israeli moshav Hatzav, April 2023. (Yuval Ezra)
January 9, 2024, 10:55 pm
Compensation to farmers for extreme weather-related damage up 13% in 2023
Set to pay out over $100 million for damage to crops and livestock, insurance company says climate change events are becoming more frequent, more powerful
By Sue Surkes
Reservist Lior Moshayev (L) testifies before the Knesset's Finance Committee on December 25, 2023 (video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 25, 2023, 6:24 pm
At Knesset, reservist decries lack of aid as businesses fail while they fight in Gaza
‘My situation is a catastrophe. The refrigerator is empty,’ Lior Moshayev tells Knesset Finance Committee. ‘We left everything to go and fight’
By Sam Sokol
A home in Ashkelon damaged by a rocket fired by terrorists from the Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90)
December 18, 2023, 11:12 pm
President Herzog launches debt clemency scheme for war-affected Israelis
The plan, announced together with Justice Minister Levin, is being introduced to pardon monetary fines for war-affected families who face severe financial hardship
By Sharon Wrobel
Smoke billows in Ashkelon on October 7, 2023, as barrages of rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israeli territory (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
November 9, 2023, 4:28 pm
Knesset greenlights wartime compensation plan for businesses
Economic aid plan estimated at NIS 15 billion includes grants to war-affected businesses with turnover of up NIS 400 million, and relief for employees put on unpaid leave
By Sharon Wrobel
The scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit and caused damage in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 24, 2023. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 2, 2023, 3:09 pm
Cabinet approves war compensation package for affected businesses and self-employed
Finance Ministry’s plan, which awaits Knesset approval, includes grants to businesses that have suffered indirect damages due to the war and benefits for employees on unpaid leave
By Sharon Wrobel
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