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


A food security pilot program has been added to Israel’s national budget

With NIS 155 million of annual support, the program aims to feed those in need, while granting struggling families the tools needed to escape food insecurity.

 L to R: Yael Eckstein, president and CEO of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews; Labor Minister Meir Cohen; Rabbi Mendy Blau, Israel Director of Colel Chabad; Avi Ben Zikry, associate director-general of the Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Ministry.

Zelensky says ‘millions could starve’ due to Russia blocking Ukraine’s ports

Shipments of essential goods from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, such as wheat and seed oil, have been stopped since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war.

 Zelensky delivers a video address to the TIME100 Gala 2022 crowd.

Shavuot, food insecurity and ‘The Little Red Hen’ - comment

Food insecurity is a reality for thousands of Israeli school children. Being reminded of this reality can perhaps come from many places, including from a well-known children’s book.

 NEVET, AN Israeli nonprofit, provides over 10,000 healthy, fresh sandwiches daily to students who need them (Illustrative).

Israel foils smuggling of 58 tonnes of watermelons from West Bank

The watermelons were intended to be sold at a large Israeli supermarket chain, according to Agriculture Ministry inspectors.

ISRAELI-GROWN watermelon – why does it taste so good?

Voices from the Arab press: Iran’s new challenges: birth decline, aging society

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 AN ELDERLY man gets some fresh air in Tehran.

Russia 'blackmails' world with food crisis to lift sanctions - Ukraine, EU, US

Western officials have accused Russia of weaponizing the food crisis to push other states to end their sanctions.

 Ears of wheat are seen in a field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016.

Russia taunts US on global food security crisis

"Russia expects a record-breaking harvest of wheat in 2022," said Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov. "What the US is going to offer?"

 Spray Fertilizer Pesticide Tractor Agriculture.

Leket: Israel's National Food Bank promoting food rescue

A major turning point came in 2007, when hi-tech entrepreneur Gidi Kroch joined Leket upon his return from the US, bringing onboard his logistical skills.

 Leket Israel CEO Gidi Kroch watches over the vegetables being packed for Passover.

War in Ukraine threatens world food security

Sharp rises in food prices in the past have caused political unrest

 Ukrainian children and women who fled war zones in the Ukraine, arriving on a rescue train to Budapest, Hungary on  March 21,  2022.

How is Israel working to fight food insecurity - opinion

Jewish tradition actually forbids food waste, with the commandment of bal tashchit (not to destroy or waste) being an important religious and environmental ethic.

 Leket Israel Distributing Hot Food to the Needy