Children

UNICEF warns of severe child deprivation in Lebanon as displacement, economic tolls mount

“Without urgent and sustained action, an entire generation of children and young people risks carrying the scars of this crisis into adulthood,” UNICEF Lebanon Representative Marcoluigi Corsi said. 

Displaced Lebanese children play in the playground of a public school that has been converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut on March 25, 2026.
A Palestinian child looks on in front of a tent, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 20, 2025

Terrorist used child to transfer weapons into civilian home in Gaza, IDF footage reveals

Binyamina Festival.

From desert nights to northern festivals: The best family activities for Sukkot in Israel

Sunkist Fruit Gems, the popular kosher candy known for being thrown during b’nai mitzvah services and produced in Northern California, are being discontinued.

In Memoriam: Mourning the death of Sunkist Fruit Gems - opinion


Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no

'Many parents believe that smoking outdoors protects their children,” said Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk. 'Our findings suggest that this is not always the case.'

 TOBACCO SMOKING and second- and third-hand smoking (exposure to other’s smoke or toxins on rugs, curtains, and furniture) accounts for over 70% of COPD cases in high-income countries, with symptoms including coughing, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness.

Majdal Shams dedicates memorial park honoring 12 children killed in rocket attack

In addition to the 12 boys and girls, ages 10 to 16, who had been pronounced dead, thirty-four others were wounded as a result of the strike. 

Memorial at Majdal Shams listing the victims of the rocket strike there.

PJ Library founder Harold Grinspoon still reinventing himself at 97

Nearly a century after witnessing the Holocaust and rising antisemitism, philanthropist Harold Grinspoon reflects on Jewish resilience, legacy, and the future at age 97.

Harold Grinspoon, who launched PJ Library to bring Jewish children's books into the homes of Jewish families, reads to a group of pajama-clad kids in an undated photograph.

What are the traps that lurk for children with ADHD in the summer?

The summer vacation is a time of letting loose, but there are children for whom the lack of frameworks and increased free time are confusing and make things difficult. This is how you cope.

Have a pleasant summer

Missing 4-year-old Yuval Kogan found alive after overnight search near Ashkelon

Two riders on horseback located four-year-old Yuval Kogan after missing for more than 24 hours from Hofit Beach in Ashkelon on Thursday.

Yuval Kogan is found by Israel Police officers in Ashkelon on July 24, 2026.

Baby with a gun: Bizarre photographs lead Israel Police to illegal weapons in Arab-Israeli town

The police investigation, conducted alongside the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), uncovered photographic evidence proving that the suspects possessed and carried illegal firearms.

An infant is seen propped up on a sofa next to an M16 rifle, in a series of incriminating photos obtained by Israel Police.

UN reports nearly 9,300 chickenpox cases amid overcrowding in Gaza

Data provided to news agencies indicated that the number of reported infections had reached nearly 9,300, with more than half of the cases identified in Khan Yunis.

Displaced Palestinian children play in water as they shelter at a school on a hot day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026.

Math teacher arrested over alleged sexual offenses against student

The suspect’s attorney said the alleged contact was consensual, while the court extended the teacher’s detention and barred publication of his name.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

This clown eats bubbles, cracks jokes to help Israeli children recover from trauma

Israel is a global leader in medical clowning, a field that has grown in need since Oct. 7.

Shorty, at left, is part of a thriving community of medical clowns in Israel.

Cybersecurity CEO Itay Levy sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual offenses against minors

Itay Levy was arrested in April 2024 on suspicion that he committed sexual offenses against multiple underage victims.

Itay Levy, CEO of cyber company suspected of child sexual abuse seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court April 22, 2025.