Poverty in the occupied territories/ 68% of pensioners cannot afford medicine.
The Zionist newspaper Yediot Aharonot wrote: According to the report of the non-profit organization fighting poverty, more than 2.6 million Israelis (830 thousand households), which is about 27% of the total population, live in poverty.
According to this report, one million and 176 thousand children in these poor families are under economic pressure.
This report indicates that 680,475 “Israeli” families (21 and one tenth percent) are in food insecure conditions and 312,825 people (9 and seven tenth percent) are in the worst food insecurity conditions.
According to this report, more than 75% of elderly pensioners live in poverty.
This report stated: More than 69% of elderly pensioners are in food insecurity, of which 36.5% are in severe food insecurity. More than 60% of the elderly have also declared that they cannot afford to buy medicine and see a doctor.
The report of Yediot Aharnot newspaper also indicates that poverty has deprived children of equal educational opportunities and at least 72% of families have not been able to provide the necessary educational materials for their children and more than 78% of children have not been able to participate in extracurricular programs.
This is while more than 38% of households have given up a meal for their children.
According to the report of this Zionist media, more than 76% of elderly pensioners have at least one chronic disease and more than 68% of them had to stop taking their medicines due to financial problems.
