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How Many Palestinians Have Israeli Entry Permits? COGAT Gave the Knesset No Total
COGAT sorts Palestinian entry permits into 8 areas but gave the Knesset’s research service no permit total.
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A figures-led reference page: one row per figure, with what it counts, who published it and the period it covers.
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Is Settlement Building Continuing? 1,092 West Bank Dwellings Begun in 2024
Building began on 1,092 dwellings in Israeli West Bank localities in 2024, down from 2,724 in 2022, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures.
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How Many Israelis Smoke? About 20% of Adults in 2024
About 20% of Israeli adults smoked in 2024, one in five, on the Ministry of Health’s own survey figures, a rate unchanged in trend since 2016.
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How Many People Does Israel Count in the West Bank? 504,700 in Israeli Localities
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics counts 504,700 people in the West Bank’s Israeli localities, preliminary, at 31 December 2023.
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How Many Israelis Have Left the Country? 82,800 in 2023
82,800 Israelis left for the long term in 2023 and 24,200 returned, on Central Bureau of Statistics data compiled by the Knesset’s research service.
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How Many Gaza Patients Has Israel Let Out for Treatment? Close to 5,000 via Kerem Shalom
Close to 5,000 ill and wounded people left Gaza via Kerem Shalom for treatment abroad, on COGAT’s own count, with the route and procedure behind it.
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How Much Antisemitism Do Jewish Students Face on Campus?
ADL counted 1,694 antisemitic incidents on US campuses in 2024, up 84%, and Israel’s Diaspora Ministry told the Knesset US incidents rose 477%.
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How Does the IDF Warn Civilians Before Strikes in Gaza?
Over 15 million texts, over 12 million pre-recorded calls and over 4.5 million leaflets to 8 December 2023, on the Foreign Ministry’s count of Israel’s own.
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How Many Palestinians From Gaza Does Israel Hold? 1,477 in December 2025
The Israel Prison Service counted 1,477 Gaza residents held on security grounds at the end of December 2025, of them 1,189 as unlawful combatants.
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What Does Israel Publish on Palestinian Building Permits?
Israel’s published West Bank record is an enforcement count: 13,481 Palestinian-sector cases, 1997 to 2013. Permit counts exist only for Jerusalem.
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What Land and Water Has Israel Allocated to Settlements?
About 450,000 dunams of Area C allocated to the Settlement Division, and what Israeli audits publish on settlement water and outpost land status.
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Are Israeli Police Wiretap Permits Properly Documented?
130 of 359 administrative communications-data permits examined lacked complete documentation, on the State Comptroller’s January 2026 audit.
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Why Are So Few Building Permits Granted in East Jerusalem?
The State Comptroller recorded 965 permits granted in the east of Jerusalem against 6,003 in the west, 2010 to 2014.
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How Much Does Israel Spend on Social Services? About 18% of GDP
Israel’s social services spending was about 18% of GDP in 2021, on the State Comptroller’s audit, with about NIS 3.5 billion outsourced in 2022.
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How Long Do Israelis Wait for Mental Health Care? 6.5 Months at the Health Funds
The State Comptroller recorded a 6.5 month wait at Israel’s health funds, with 90% of the 1,010 people in its own survey seeking no treatment.
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What Does Israel Spend on Its Foreign Ministry? NIS 1.385 Billion
The State Comptroller published a Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget of NIS 1.385 billion, 0.29% of the state budget, inside a NIS 3.2 billion framework.
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How Many Pupils Does an Attendance Officer in Israel Handle?
114 to 169 pupils per attendance-officer post, on the State Comptroller’s 2022 audit, against the 100 the Ministry of Education states as desirable.
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Which Israeli City Scores Best on Quality of Life?
Kfar Saba leads most quality-of-life indicators among Israel’s big cities in the Central Bureau of Statistics release for 2024.
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Are Israeli Courts Paperless? 1.8 Million of 2.6 Million Files Opened Manually
The State Comptroller counted 1.8 million of 2.6 million court files opened manually across 2017 to 2019, and 53 million documents mailed.
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Does Israel Run Welfare Services In-House or Buy Them In?
About NIS 3.5 billion went on purchased social services in 2022, about 36% of the Ministry of Welfare budget, on the State Comptroller’s audit.
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Did Israelis Get Mental Health Care After October 7?
90% of 1,010 people surveyed sought no treatment, the State Comptroller reported in 2025, with about 23,000 of 210,000 evacuees treated.
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Who Does Israel Trade With? NIS 57.2 Billion of Exports Went to Europe
Israel’s goods trade by region and country, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ releases for January to November 2025 and for 2021.
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How Much Does Israel Export and Import? NIS 193.8 Billion Out, NIS 291.4 Billion In
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics recorded NIS 193.8 billion in gross goods exports and NIS 291.4 billion in imports in 2021, with 2025 figures.
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How Many Countries Have Diplomatic Relations With Israel?
Israel’s State Comptroller published 161 countries with diplomatic relations, 103 missions abroad and 7 missions ordered closed, in its 2020 audit.
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How Many Strikes Has Israel Carried Out in Iran? 7,600 on the IDF Count
The Israel Defense Forces counts approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran in its live update of 13 March 2026, its own running total.
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Does Israel Trade With the United Arab Emirates?
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics names the United Arab Emirates on both sides of its 2021 goods trade, and attaches no bilateral value.
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Is Israel Ready for a Chemical Release in Wartime?
About 3.2 million residents live in areas at risk, on the State Comptroller’s 2022 audit of preparedness for hazardous materials damage in combat.
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How Many Israeli Students Drop Out of School? 0.5% in 2019/20
Israel’s State Comptroller recorded a 0.5% national school dropout rate in 5780 (2019/20), with 2.2% in Bnei Brak and 1.7% in Al-Kasoum.
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How Many Israelis Have a Disability? About 1.6 Million
The State Comptroller counted about 1.6 million people with disabilities in Israel in 2020, about 17% of a population of about 9.2 million.
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Does Israel Pay Compensation for War Damage? NIS 18.8 Billion by December 2024
NIS 18.8 billion paid in war damage compensation by December 2024, on the State Comptroller’s 2026 audit of the Tax Authority’s Compensation Fund.
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How Much Did Antisemitism Rise in 2023?
Violent antisemitic incidents rose 33% worldwide in 2023 on Israel’s own count, with 48% of them after 7 October.
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What Happened to the Settlers Evacuated by Court Order?
115 families were evacuated from four West Bank settlement points from 2012 to 2022, on the State Comptroller’s audit of what followed.
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Who Produces the Wastewater in the West Bank?
About 27% of West Bank wastewater is produced by Israelis and about 73% by Palestinians, on the Knesset Research and Information Centre’s figures.
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Who Pays for Israel’s Schools? 77.5% Came From General Government
The Central Bureau of Statistics put general government at 77.5% of national education expenditure in 2017, and households and donations at 22.5%.
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Who Delivers Aid Inside Gaza? More Than 70%, on COGAT’s Count
COGAT counts more than 70% of aid entering Gaza as delivered by the United Nations and international organisations, plus trucks, airdrops and water.
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Is Wastewater From Israeli West Bank Towns Treated? About 85% Is
About 85% of the roughly 19 million cubic metres a year from Israeli West Bank towns is treated, on the Knesset Research and Information Centre’s figure.
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How Big Is Israel’s Haredi Population Expected to Get?
The Central Bureau of Statistics projection puts Haredi society at 22% of Israel in 2045 and 32% in 2065, from 12.3% at the end of 2022.
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How Many Classrooms Does East Jerusalem Need?
The Jerusalem municipality puts the East Jerusalem classroom shortage at about 2,000, with 1,124 classrooms in a plan for 2024 to 2029.
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How Much Tax Does Israel Collect on Property Sales? About NIS 23 Billion a Year
Real estate taxation averaged about NIS 23 billion a year in 2021 to 2022, on the State Comptroller of Israel’s 2025 audit.
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Do Special Education Graduates in Israel Get Help as Adults?
About 3,200 special education graduates receive welfare services only a year or more after leaving school, on the State Comptroller’s 2024 audit.
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How Much of Israeli Retail Is Private Label? 6.9%, on the Comptroller’s Audit
Israeli supermarkets carry own-brand lines. The State Comptroller put private label at 6.9% of Israeli retail in its November 2024 audit.
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How Much of Israel’s Water Comes From the Mountain Aquifer?
The Knesset research service puts the Mountain Aquifer at about 20% of Israel’s water consumption. Oslo II Schedule 10 gives the basin volumes.
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What Is Israel’s Average Monthly Wage? NIS 13,171 per Employee Job
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports an average of NIS 13,171 per employee job in 2024, on a monthly series running NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708.
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How Much Have Israeli House Prices Risen? About 77.5% Since 2014
The State Comptroller of Israel put the House Price Index rise at approximately 77.5% from January 2014 to December 2024, against 15.3% for consumer prices.
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How Many Haredi Women Work in Israel? 150,100 Were Employed in 2024
150,100 Haredi women were employed at mid-2024, about 80% of 187,400 of working age, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures.
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How Many Haredi Men in Israel Have Jobs? 101,800 of 190,400
101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men were employed at the end of Q2 2024, about 53%, on Central Bureau of Statistics data.
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How Concentrated Is Israel’s Food Market? 36 of 38 Categories Above 50%
The State Comptroller of Israel found high concentration in 36 of 38 food categories, with a three-firm share averaging about 84%.
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How Many Adults With Disabilities Is Israel’s Welfare Ministry Meant to Serve?
The State Comptroller counted about 44,500 adults aged 18 to 40 eligible for Ministry of Welfare services in its July 2024 audit.
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Do Women in East Jerusalem Work? 85% Did Not, on the Comptroller’s Audit
Israel’s State Comptroller recorded 85% of East Jerusalem women not working in 2016, against 41% in west Jerusalem, and 64% of East Jerusalem men working.
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How Much Tax Did Israel Collect in the West Bank in the 1980s?
The Civil Administration recorded about NIS 71.27 million in direct taxes in 1989 and about NIS 55.76 million in 1988, with no decade total published.
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How Long Do Israelis Wait to See a Specialist?
290,105 Clalit appointments were booked more than 90 days ahead, on the State Comptroller’s November 2024 audit of waiting times.
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Do Haredi Schools Teach the Core Curriculum? 56% of Primary Pupils Did
The State Comptroller’s 2020 audit put core-curriculum study at 56% of pupils in Haredi primary institutions, and counted 84 inspectors.
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How Many Palestinians Work in West Bank Industrial Zones?
About 14,100 Palestinian workers in the Judea and Samaria industrial zones in 2022, on the State Comptroller’s February 2023 follow-up audit.
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Can a Palestinian Spouse Get Israeli Residency?
13,550 people held status in Israel through family unification on 31 October 2024, in two forms: a stay permit and an A/5 licence.
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How Much of Israel’s Water Is Monitored? 13.5% of 2,184 Fuel Facilities
13.5% of Israel’s 2,184 known fuel facilities were monitored for water pollution, the State Comptroller reported for November 2020.
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How Many Doctor Posts Are Unfilled in Israel’s Prisons?
17.25 of 71 Prison Service physician posts stood unfilled at the State Comptroller’s 2022 follow-up audit, which counted 274,600 check-ups in 2020.
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How Many Public Housing Apartments Does Israel Have?
About 48,000 apartments in Israel’s public housing inventory in 2023, down from about 54,000 in 2018, on the State Comptroller’s follow-up audit.
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How Much Natural Gas Does Israel Export? About 9.2 BCM in 2022
Israel exported about 9.2 BCM of natural gas in 2022, on the Knesset Research and Information Centre’s July 2023 paper, out of 21.9 BCM supplied.
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How Many Hospital Beds Does Israel Have? 16,021 in January 2019
The Knesset Research and Information Centre counted 16,021 general hospitalisation beds on establishment in Israel in January 2019, at 45 institutions.
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Is Israel Ready for an Earthquake? What the Knesset Centre Published in 2026
The National Emergency Authority’s budget fell from NIS 182.1 million in 2018 to NIS 80 million by 2023, on Knesset research service figures.
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How Many Foreign Workers Is Israel Permitted to Bring In? 324,786 for 2024
Israel’s foreign-worker quota ceiling for 2024 was 324,786, set at 3.3% of the population, with construction allotted 105,000.
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What Curriculum Do East Jerusalem Schools Teach?
About 42,500 East Jerusalem pupils, about 47%, study the Israeli curriculum, and about 92% of the recognised system follows the PA curriculum.
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Does East Jerusalem Get the Same Rubbish Collection?
81 sanitation workers, 871 refuse containers and 9 collection routes in East Jerusalem against the west, on the State Comptroller’s 2018 audit.
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How Many Complaints Against Israeli Police Lead to Charges? 68 in 2021
68 of 5,356 final decisions by Israel’s Police Investigations Department in 2021 ended in a criminal indictment, on the State Comptroller’s audit.
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How Crowded Are Israel’s Children’s Hospital Wards? 91% Mean Occupancy
Israel’s paediatric wards ran at 91% mean occupancy in 2021, on the State Comptroller’s May 2023 audit, with 1,068 budgeted beds in 2020.
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How Many People Live in Jerusalem?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted more than 1 million Jerusalem residents at the end of 2023, with the city’s group and growth figures.
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How Many People Are Killed on Israel’s Roads? 439 in 2024
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 439 people killed in road accidents in Israel in 2024, its final data for the year.
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How Many Couples Get Married in Israel Each Year? 51,643 in 2022
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted 51,643 couples married in Israel in 2022, with the group breakdown and what it excludes.
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Who Goes to University in Israel?
Women were 58.3% to 71.0% of students in higher education in every population group the Central Bureau of Statistics counted for 2024/25.
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How Many Ethiopian Israelis Are There?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted 168,800 residents of Ethiopian origin at the end of 2022, and defines who is in that count.
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How Many Students Are in Israel’s Schools?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted 1.910 million students in Israel’s education system in 2021/22, with group counts published separately.
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How Many Moslems Live in Israel?
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics counted 1.707 million Moslems at the end of 2021, 18.1% of all residents, with growth, fertility and Jerusalem figures.
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How Many Druze Live in Israel?
The Central Bureau of Statistics estimated approximately 152,000 Druze in Israel in February 2024, and counts them inside its Arabs group.
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How Long Do Israelis Live? 80.7 Years for Men, 84.8 for Women
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics published life expectancy of 80.7 years for men and 84.8 for women in 2022, and no single combined figure.
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Does Israel Adhere to Humanitarian Protocols?
What Israel’s own bodies publish: the IDF ethical code, stated precautions, 74 investigations opened, and COGAT’s recorded aid tonnages.
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Does Israel Limit the Amount of Aid Entering Gaza?
Israel’s own bodies count aid entering Gaza: 1.9 million tons on the IDF’s count to August 2025, and 1,778,363 tons of food on COGAT’s.
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What Does Israel Publish on Complaints Against Settler Violence?
Israel’s State Comptroller audited the Samaria and Judea police district and the closing of criminal files.
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What Does Israel Spend on Health and Education?
Israel’s national expenditure on health was NIS 132.6 billion in 2022, 7.6% of GDP, and on education NIS 132.0 billion, 7.5% of GDP.
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How Many Christians Live in Israel?
Approximately 184,200 Christians were living in Israel in December 2025, about 1.9% of the population, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ estimate.
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How Much Aid Has Entered Gaza, and Who Counted It?
COGAT recorded 1,778,363 metric tons of food entering Gaza from 10 October 2025 to 7 June 2026, on tonnages self-declared by suppliers.
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How Many People Live in Israel?
Israel’s population reached 10.244 million in April 2026 on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ preliminary estimate. What each category counts.