Children

How to survive summer vacation: Information to keep home, play areas safe

When September finally rolls around, a classroom’s worth of Israeli children will not return to kindergarten or school. They will have died.

An illustrative image of a baby reaching for a knife.
Babylon, Tel Aviv Port

NIS 49 for 3 hours of air-conditioned attractions – the deal that will save the summer

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club  in Turnberry, Scotland on July 28, 2025.

Trump 'deeply disturbed' by footage of Gazan children, seeks to discuss situation with Netanyahu

Tema Klausner - President of World Emunah, Tami Beck - Director of the Emunah Sarah Ronson Counseling Center in Sderot

Emunah: Caring for a Nation - opinion


New evidence in Spain: 770,000 years ago, early humans ate children

Palmira Saladié : "The vertebra shows sharp incisions at important anatomical points for the disarticulation of the head".

New evidence in Spain: 770,000 years ago, early humans ate children.

Seamless socks and label-free kidswear: Primark presents 'sensory friendly' clothing

The changes come after feedback from parents highlighted neck labels and sock seams as particular problems.

Seamless socks and label-free kidswear: Primark presents 'sensory friendly' clothing.

AI, smart classrooms, can revolutionize Israel's education system, smart learning - opinion

We need our technology sector to step up – not just to sell products but to initiate collaboration on educational solutions with long-term impact.

A WORLD ORT delegation, including the writer (middle, dressed in black), visits Tirat Carmel in 2008 for the launch of the Smart Classes initiative.

Hundreds of children hospitalized after school chef used lead-filled inedible paint in lunch

Only 18 of the kindergarten’s 251 students were unaffected, according to a statement by authorities.

 Study reveals high levels of lead and cadmium in popular protein powders. Illustration.

Dietary supplements for children, combining vitamins and herbal extracts

CTS launches Taftafim+, a series of dietary supplements designed for children aged 4 and up, suitable for various health conditions.

 Taftafim+

Food for thought: The foods that can improve children’s concentration

Even though it’s vacation time and children’s concentration isn’t in high demand, it’s still a good idea to start paying attention to what they eat—regardless of the school schedule.

A distracted child

Court overturns conviction in case of Jewish 6-year-old who went missing in 1979

A New York federal appeals court ruled to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of the Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz.

 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus?

The bodies of at least 27 people, including 25 children, a teacher, and the jet's pilot were recovered from the debris.

Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025.

Israeli mothers lead posthumous sperm boom after October 7

According to Iris, her son had often spoken about wanting children. This desire now forms the basis of her legal battle to gain approval from an Israeli family court to use his sperm.

 Gaza hostage Yotam Haim (left), mother Iris Haim (right).

After three children die in 24 hours, child welfare organization advises caution this summer

Over the past five years, some 236 children were killed in traffic accidents and another 79 from drowning, according to data collected by Beterem.

 Ramot residents are locked in an ongoing struggle over the public swimming pool

Grapevine, July 18, 2025: Courting controversy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court, July 16, 2025.