Israel's Legal Aid Service Reports Over 154,000 Cases in 2025

Israel's Ministry of Justice released its annual report for the Legal Aid Service on Wednesday, September 16, detailing the agency's activities throughout 2025. The service opened a total of 154,552 new cases for citizens requiring assistance. The majority of these cases, 61,517, involved civil disputes and debt settlement. Family law and personal status matters accounted for another 54,786 cases. Additionally, the service handled 10,142 cases related to interactions with the National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi).

The report also highlighted significant work assisting victims of conflict. Since October 7, 2023, the service has opened over 3,600 cases for relatives of those killed, families of hostages, released captives, and families of fallen soldiers. Legal support covered benefits applications, banking and housing issues, insurance claims, and guardianship matters.

Furthermore, the agency provided assistance to approximately 3,000 Holocaust survivors and former anti-Nazi fighters in 2025. Following legislative changes, free legal aid is now available to individuals over 65 who have experienced fraud or financial exploitation, regardless of their income level.

The report also noted other significant events, including a building collapse in Gaza with around 100 people trapped, an ISIS-related arrest in Pennsylvania, a war crimes conviction in The Hague, the detention of a US citizen journalist in Judea and Samaria, US base damage in Kuwait, Polish airport closures, a downed Saudi F-15 reported by Houthis, and data loss at Amazon due to Iranian strikes.