Senior citizens who were fired or sent to the military due to the war were entitled to receive a special grant of up to 4,000 shekels per month. The validity of the grants ended along with the outline of the military at the end of December, and many senior citizens were left without a response.
Employers are not in a hurry to return them to work, because there are younger workers, and finding a job at the age of 70 is not an easy task. The 121 association, which along with about 50 organizations led the initiative for monthly grants for senior citizens, demand that they be extended for January and February.