Food security

Hunger increasing in Yemen, record number of people unable to meet food needs, WFP warns

Yemen is experiencing the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthi group since a UN-brokered truce largely halted cross-border attacks ​in 2022.

A girl carries a jerrycan as displaced people living in temporary shelters receive food aid in Al-Khawkhah, in Yemen's western Hodeidah province, on July 30, 2026.
Eggs found to bear fraudulent stamps on them being smuggled into Israel from the Palestinian Authority's territory, September 24, 2026.

Case cracked: Police find thousands of eggs smuggled from PA territory with fake stamps

Salvaged fruit & vegetables are taken to collection points all over the city.

Giving surplus a second life, Jerusalem’s food rescuers are turning leftovers into a lifeline

Palestinians receive food aid donated for refugees from the European Union and the World Food Programme (WFP) and distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, on July 9, 2010.

World Food Programme halves food assistance to West Bank due to funding shortages


As cost of living rises, we must keep all Israelis fed - opinion

Asked if the food aid agencies were exacerbating the problem of food insecurity by giving fish instead of rods, I almost lost it because only those who have never struggled for food could ask this.

 LEKET ISRAEL provides hot meals.

UN nuclear watchdog warns on Ukraine plant; Russia shells several towns

The fighting over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the south, occupied by Russia, has raised fears of disaster. * Clashes continue in south, east.

 A view shows a damaged administrative building of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Enerhodar, the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine in this handout picture released March 4, 2022.

Grapevine August 7, 2022: A meaningful birthday gift

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MEMBERS OF A delegation from Georgia with their Israeli hosts at a Tnuva production plant.

Inspection team heads for first Ukraine grain ship off Turkish coast

The inspection by Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and UN personnel working at a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in nearby Istanbul was expected to be completed around midday.

The Joint Coordination Centre officials are seen onboard Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022.

Link between processed meat and colon cancer found, say French health authorities

The French ANSES confirmed that nitrates and nitrites in pork and other processed meat products, such as sausages, increase the risk of colon cancer.

 Pieces of French baguette and sausage are seen in a bistrot in Paris, France, November 16, 2017.

Ukraine war not first time Russia politicized food security - study

As its war with Ukraine rages, the Russia's emphasis on food security as a domestic and international tool is not a novel concept. 

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 25, 2021.

Coordination center to move grain out of Ukraine, Kyiv and Ankara say

The United Nations said that a meeting with Ukraine and Russia has led to hope that the global food crisis will ease.

 Grain is placed on Ukrainian and Russian flags in this picture illustration taken May 9, 2022.

Leaders of Israel, US, India and the UAE meet for the inaugural 'I2U2' virtual summit

I2U2 stands for Israel, India (both starting with "I"), UAE and the United States (both starting with "U").

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid attend the first virtual meeting of the "I2U2" group with leaders of India and the United Arab Emirates, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022

Israel, Kazakhstan host meeting on trade and economic cooperation

Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov discussed the possibility of importing wheat and flour to Israel, among other economic cooperation opportunities.

 The 9th meeting of the Israel-Kazakhstan Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation took place earlier today (Tuesday, July 12th, 2022) in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Israel and the importance of saving soil - opinion

Israel has invested an enormous 4.3% of its GDP into research and development, and its expertise in high precision, efficient agriculture has, according to Sadhguru, become a guide for the world

 SHLOMO’S ‘SAVE Soil’ sticker.