Cigarettes

IDF soldier in critical condition from third-degree burns after suspected accident

The burns affected G's head, face, ears, chest, back, and hands, and he was evacuated to hospital, where he is currently in critical condition in intensive care, according to his sister.

A stretcher and medical vehicle on IDF's Caracal Battalion's base; illustrative.
 An illustrative image of smoking a cigarette

The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine

 Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average.

Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

One-in-five Israelis smoke cigarettes, 30% higher than global average, report finds


One-third of Israelis have started or resumed smoking amid ongoing war - survey

“The findings are deeply troubling,” said Moshe Bar-Haim, CEO of the Israel Cancer Association. “Smoking shortens life expectancy and causes numerous diseases and deaths.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

Why health experts want you to reconsider that post-sex cigarette

It doesn’t just happen in old movies, smokers often light up a cigarette after sexual activity. This behavior stems can carry some significant health risks...

 A woman smokes a cigarette in Nijmegen, Netherlands May 30, 2024.

Israel mandates graphic warning images on cigarette, tobacco products

Israel is set to become one of the first countries in the world to mandate shocking images on cigarette packaging.

 Decayed organs, ventilated smokers, and children enveloped in smoke

Why are cigarette prices climbing? Breaking down the latest increase

This increase is similar to the one that occurred in March 2024, when the government raised the purchase tax on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and roll-your-own tobacco.

 Janine Schulzki, tobacconist and owner of a kiosk, sorts cigarette boxes with an affixed, self-made cigarette labels displaying graphic images in her shop in Berlin February

Each cigarette reduces life expectancy by 20 minutes, study finds

If a smoker who smokes 10 cigarettes daily quits on January 1st, they can prevent losing a full day of life by January 8th.

 Each cigarette reduces life expectancy by 20 minutes, study finds.

Cigarettes found smuggled inside loaf of bread at Carmel Prison

Prison sergeant thwarts cigarette smuggling attempt after discovering contraband hidden inside sliced bread at Carmel Prison.

 Cigarettes hidden in sliced bread.

Smoking is bad, but Hamas is worse: IDF airdrops cigarettes over Khan Yunis, Gaza

With cigarette prices at an all-time high in the Gaza Strip, the IDF has used the opportunity to incentivize disdain and distrust in Hamas among the residents of Gaza.

 IDF drops cigarettes attached to leaflets in Gaza strip, August 9, 2024.

Quit smoking and change to a plant-based, whole foods diet - opinion

We continually put the wrong fuels and even poisons in our bodies.

 IT’S HARD to believe that we still need to have a discussion about smoking tobacco, the writer laments.

On World No Smoking Day, advice on how to quit

More than one in five Israeli adults smoke, but many more non-smokers are exposed to no less toxic second and third-hand smoke from others or from objects.

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)

UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle

Sunak's plan to impose some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party.

 A woman holds her cigarette as she smokes in Trafalgar Square in central London October 15, 2014.

Israel Cancer Association warns public not to give children cigarettes on Purim

Ahead of Purim, the Israel Cancer Association (ICA) calls on public figures here to refrain from distributing cigarettes to children at Purim events.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv