Israel’s ‘new poor’: Latet report warns of a growing class pushed into poverty after October 7
The report depicts a deepening social emergency in which hunger and chronic financial stress are spreading from Israel’s weakest populations into the lower middle class.
ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country. (photo credit: Liba Farkash/Flash90)BySARAH BEN-NUN