An Israeli Center for Handicapped Children Shifted Gears After Oct. 7

ADI Negev’s rehabilitation services serves wounded soldiers as well as developmentally delayed children and adults.

Elie Klein, development director of the ADI Negev center outside Ofakim, Israel, which provides world-class care for disabled children, and now for the war wounded, on March 12, 2024. Dan M. Berger/The Epoch Times

OFAKIM, Israel—The only rehab center in southern Israel faced a new reality on Oct. 7, 2023, as did the entire country.

Focused on the care of the severely handicapped, it faced sudden demand for its two regular rehab wings.