The government approved a plan on Sunday allocating NIS 60 million to the rehabilitation of Nova music festival massacre survivors, which is meant to ensure support for those affected until 2028.
One element of the plan is the establishment of a personal support system for survivors, meant to ensure continuity of rehabilitation through the Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry.
Another point concerns the expansion of medical and mental health responses, as well as developing substance abuse prevention and treatment programs,and strengthening the level of care available by better adapting health services.
Support for families of survivors will also be further developed, which the government says will recognize their "central role" in the recovery process.
Support is meant to facilitate a return to 'normal life' for survivors
Aside from medical issues, the plan is meant to form "employment integration pathways through the Labor Ministry, the Employment Service, and the National Insurance Institute," according to a government statement.
Additionally, the decision will see a digital system developed for coordination across different entities, the exercise of rights, data management, and up-to-date situation assessments.
"The plan is designed to ensure that in the coming years after the disaster," the statement says, "survivors of the southern festivals will continue to receive a coordinated, accessible, and tailored government response, as part of the State of Israel's ongoing commitment to accompany them through the process of rehabilitation and returning to normal life."
In order to ensure its implementation, the plan will be coordinated by a dedicated official within the Prime Minister's Office, who will monitor the program's status and ensure that it is adapted according to the needs of survivors.
Around 3,600 people have been recognized as survivors, said the statement, adding that many of them carry injuries and disabilities as a result of the massacre in which Hamas murdered hundreds and took dozens hostage.