Evacuation

Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The ruptured tank contained about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of white liquor, and tests confirmed that contamination entered the nearby Columbia River, officials have said.

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.
A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.

Search shifts to rescue as 11 feared dead in Washington state chemical tank explosion

A drone picture shows water being sprayed on a tank as a chemical incident involving a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, has forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, California, US May, 22, 2026.

Possible fissure in California chemical tank may help prevent explosion, fire official says

A drone picture shows water being sprayed on a tank as a chemical incident involving a failing tank of flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, used in the aerospace industry, has forced an evacuation in the surrounding area in Garden Grove, California, US May, 22, 2026.

Estimated 40,000 evacuated in California as toxic chemical tank poised to leak or explode


The lowest socioeconomic mustn't pay for war aid

The proposal to grant those directly affected by the October 7 events with a continued resident status will negatively affect the demand to ease conditions for all those desperate for public housing


Over 100K evacuees stranded, 200 vacant apartments unused since war

Shocking revelation: Ministry of Housing data unveils 200 vacant apartments unoccupied for 3 months, leaving 100,000+ evacuees in desperate search for temporary housing solutions.

 Residents of Kiryat Shmona are evacuated due to the threat from Lebanon, in late October. Instead of taking the fight to enemy territory, Israel has withdrawn from territory and evacuated around 100,000 of its residents along the border, says the writer.

What is Israel's solution for tens of thousands of evacuees?

A full building for rent? State offers innovative solution for evacuees left behind amid Israel-Hamas War.

  Kiryat Shmona: The residents were evacuated from their homes

Mayor of Sderot calls for evacuated residents to return home

Mayor Alon Davidi brought up a plan that should allow for "resettlement" in the country by paying grants to all residents who agree to leave their hotels and return to the city voluntarily.

 SDEROT MAYOR Alon Davidi at the scene of rocket damage, Oct. 24.

Expelled and stranded, who will help Israel's evacuees? - editorial

It’s now over two months into this war, and we have yet to see a clear, comprehensive plan for the evacuated communities that is sustainable.

 Survivors of Hamas attack on southern Israel, embrace after being evacuated to a hotel in Ein Bokek, Israel October 11, 2023.

Israel agrees to 4 hours daily pause as hostage video aired

"We understand that Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza" with an announcement to come three hours in advance," national security spokesperson John Kirby said.

 Palestinians at the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, on November 5, 2023

First foreign nationals and wounded leave Gaza for Egypt

At least 320 foreign passport holders crossed from Gaza to Egypt.

 Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Mobilizing for evacuated children in North and South

Ofer Malls in cooperation with the Tzomet Sfarim network collects books and toys for children and teens who were evacuated from their homes in the Gaza envelope, southern and northern Israel.

Tzomet Sfarim

Evacuees from southern, northern Israel need comprehensive support - editorial

It is crucial to call upon the authorities to streamline support for the affected people.

 Survivors of Hamas attack on southern Israel, embrace after being evacuated to a hotel in Ein Bokek, Israel October 11, 2023.

125,000 Israelis evacuated from their homes since start of the war

Residents of Israel's north and south have been directed to relocate for their safety since October 7.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023