Guterres says world's breadbasket is 'being bombed,' causing food, fuel, fertilizer prices to soar; reiterates call for immediate end to hostilities after Russia's Ukraine invasion

While Russia's invasion of its neighbor has yet to cause disruptions to wheat supplies around the world, prices have surged 55% since a week before onset of conflict

Document's author accuses previous government of 'economic folly' for failing to create national food rescue policy during year in which 150,000 joined ranks of food insecure

Charity organization Latet also finds number of households close to the poverty line, experiencing food insecurity and financial distress, rose to nearly 25% since pandemic began

As 3rd lockdown looms, Movement for Quality Government petitions High Court against ministry's decision to award NIS 700 million of food vouchers on basis of city rate discounts

Latet, a charity, says 143,000 families are newly food insecure, while poor children are missing lessons and meals and are too ashamed to invite friends home

Charities shoulder most of the burden for food insecurity as a lack of government funding, and perhaps of will, leaves no guiding hand for largely helpless social welfare agencies

400,000 children eligible for hot school meals are stuck at home due to coronavirus, falling between cracks as ministries fail to take responsibility, Knesset committee hears

Despite clear links between rising heat, water shortages and conflict, Israel still sees global warming as narrow environmental concern, doing little to prepare

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies predicts West Bank move would also freeze essential cooperation on environmental issues, likely intensify effects of climate change