Germany to pay US$27 million to Holocaust survivors in Israel amid Gaza war
- Many Holocaust survivors have been impacted by the October 7 attacks on Israel
- Each of the 113,000 Jewish survivors in Israel will receive a payment of US$235
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Germany said on Thursday it is providing €25 million (US$27 million) for Holocaust survivors in Israel to help them cope with the effects of the war in Gaza.
Each of the 113,000 Jewish survivors in Israel will receive a one-off payment of €220, (US$235) according to the Claims Conference, an organisation that seeks damages for Holocaust survivors and which worked with the German government on the scheme.
“Many Holocaust survivors were hit particularly hard by the Hamas attacks,” a German finance ministry spokeswoman said, pointing to the loss of homes or support systems in the form of care.
The additional funds were aimed at helping them “in this frightening war situation”, she said.
The payments are being distributed in Israel in cooperation with the Claims Conference and the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority of the Israeli government, the ministry said.
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an October 7 attack against Israel, which left 1,170 people dead, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 33,545 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.
