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Illustration of an elderly man walking with a walker, August 31, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
June 22, 2026, 10:42 am
Comptroller warns National Insurance will be unable to fund its welfare commitments by 2035
Report on Israel’s preparations to deal with aging population finds state welfare agency burning through its reserves at an alarming rate since implementation of 2018 reform
By ToI Staff
Police arrest a suspect as part of an investigation into alleged identity fraud by a Palestinian couple from the West Bank on April 29, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 29, 2026, 4:16 pm
Palestinian couple nabbed on suspicion of living under fake Israeli identity for 20 years
Pair lived double life between West Bank and Rahat after allegedly purchasing Arab Israeli woman’s ID; police say case is longest-lasting identity fraud in Israel’s history
By Charlie Summers
A homeless person in the streets of Jerusalem, December 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
January 30, 2026, 10:01 am
Almost 2 million Israelis below poverty line, including 1 in 4 kids – latest annual report
National Insurance figures for 2024 show 21% of Israelis live in poverty, including 880,000 children and 150,000 elderly citizens, the 2nd-highest rate of child poverty among OECD countries
By ToI Staff
A National Insurance Institute worker feeds a baby found abandoned in a stairwell in Hadera, January 26, 2026. (National Insurance Institute spokesperson)
January 26, 2026, 1:15 pm
Abandoned newborn found in Hadera stairwell, authorities search for parents
Staff at National Insurance Institute branch find baby boy, estimated to be no more than two weeks old, feed him until medics arrive; boy said in good condition
By Stuart Winer
An Israeli soldier shops for food on Israel, June 13, 2025. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)
November 18, 2025, 4:01 pm
Comptroller finds state fumbled pay, protections for overburdened reservists
Matanyahu Englman calls for deep reforms to address compensation gaps, weak oversight and uneven aid for hundreds of thousands who missed work or school to bolster army during war
By Stav Levaton
The National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem, October 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/File)
November 17, 2025, 10:31 pm
Without state handling, National Insurance faces payout shortfall, watchdog warns
Movement for Quality Government accuses government of neglecting to deal with welfare deficit, threatening ability to make payments to the public
By Sharon Wrobel
A photo of NIS 100 bills, December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 9, 2025, 6:47 pm
First-of-its-kind government report finds Israeli men earned 54% more than women in 2024
Among 27 municipalities, data shows Ra’anana residents had highest wages in 2023-24 period, while Arab- and ultra-Orthodox-majority cities had lowest average salaries
By Michael Horovitz
Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 25, 2025, 6:07 am
319 soldiers, 79 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
Numbers take total casualties of wars, terror to 30,649; in addition, 61 disabled veterans succumbed to injuries sustained during service; numbers published ahead of next week’s commemorations
By Emanuel Fabian
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi addresses the Knesset plenum, March 31, 2025. (Dani Shem-Tov / Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
April 1, 2025, 10:14 am
In blitz, Knesset passes laws to rebuild the south, revoke benefits for terrorists
Lawmakers end winter parliamentary session with flurry of votes ahead of month-long recess, including forming an anti-poverty authority, banning teachers with Palestinian degrees
By Sam Sokol
A homeless person in the streets of Jerusalem. December 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
December 18, 2024, 7:40 pm
Nearly 2 million Israelis below poverty line in 2023; 1 in 4 children are poor
National Insurance Institute figures show that 20.7% of the population was living in poverty in 2023, including 872,400 children; Arab and ultra-Orthodox communities are worst off
By ToI Staff
Released Palestinian security prisoners (wearing gray) who were released from Israel's Ofer military facility in exchange for Israeli hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza, wave flags and chant slogans as they are paraded in Beitunia in the West Bank on November 24, 2023. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
November 5, 2024, 8:32 pm
Lawmakers advance bills cutting welfare benefits for convicted terrorists
Legislation would halt child allowances to parents of minors incarcerated for security offenses, cut off workplace injury compensation for non-resident terror convicts
By Sam Sokol
United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 2, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
July 4, 2024, 6:30 pm
Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans
New legislation would allow funds granted by the government’s ‘Savings Plan for Every Child’ program to be transferred from banks to more profitable deferred savings options
By Sam Sokol
Soldiers and members of security forces who treated and cared for Israeli soldiers killed on and since the Hamas invasion on October 7 place flags and light candles on soldiers' graves at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, days before the annual Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 9, 2024, 4:07 pm
A dark year: 766 soldiers, 834 civilians killed since last Memorial Day
Numbers take total casualties of war, terror to 30,140; in addition, 61 disabled veterans succumbed to injuries sustained during service; numbers published ahead of commemorations
By Emanuel Fabian
An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)
April 25, 2023, 10:06 am
National Insurance Institute denies its website was brought down by hacker group
‘Anonymous Sudan’ claims to crash sites of NII and Mossad spy agency, in response to reports that Jerusalem has offered to mediate conflict in African nation
By ToI Staff
A Lasova restaurant soup kitchen employee serves bread to the needy in Tel Aviv on September 8, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 17, 2023, 9:08 am
State study finds nearly 1 million Israelis suffered from food insecurity in 2021
Slight improvement seen since last report in 2016, but problem remains severe in Arab community, where insecurity rates hit 42%
By ToI Staff
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