 | Hunger is on the rise in Israel. Throughout the country, increasing numbers of Israelis are relying on emergency food programs to meet their most basic nutritional needs.
- 22% of Israeli citizens - approximately 1,100,000 people - are food insecure.
- Of those Israeli citizens who are food insecure, 60% are Jewish, 20% are Arab, and 20% are new immigrants.
- According to the National Insurance Institute, nearly 30% of Israeli children - approximately 690,000 - live below the national poverty line.
- Over 20% of Israel’s elderly live below the national poverty line.
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