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Jewish News 24 · Aug 2, 2026

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🏡 🇮🇱 Israeli reservists secured a significant advantage in the latest "Dira B'Hanacha" discounted housing lottery, with 4,734 of 25,394 applicants (18.6%) winning the right to purchase a discounted apartment-nearly one in five, compared with 6.9% of applicants overall (7,922 winners out of 114,848 applicants). Although 50% of apartments were reserved for reservists, they ultimately won 60% of all available units because they were also eligible to compete in the general lottery, highlighting the impact of Israel's new housing preference for military reservists.

🏡 🇮🇱 Israeli reservists secured a significant advantage in the latest "Dira B'Hanacha" discounted housing lottery, with 4,734 of 25,394 applicants (18.6%) winning the right to purchase a discounted apartment-nearly one in five, compared with 6.9% of applicants overall (7,922 winners out of 114,848 applicants). Although 50% of apartments were reserved for reservists, they ultimately won 60% of all available units because they were also eligible to compete in the general lottery, highlighting the impact of Israel's new housing preference for military reservists.

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