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- Israel’s Justice Ministry Legal Aid Department opened 154,552 files in 2025.
- Personal status matters made up 35% and debt matters 30% of those files.
- Over 3,500 files were opened for families affected by the October 7 attacks and war.
- A Supreme Court ruling returned a debt-case assessment after rejecting minimum-wage proof as earnings.
- A December 2025 law lets people 65+ seek legal aid for alleged financial exploitation without a means test.