Submitting a claim for recognition as hostile actions casualty

If you were injured in a hostile action, you must complete a Notification of Injury in a Hostile Action and Claim for Recognition as a Victim of Hostile Actions. The claim and documents submitted to us will be transferred for approval to the certifying authorityThe certifying authority is the body appointed by the Minister of Defense to decide whether or not the person's injury meets the definition set down in the Hostile Action Casualties Law. If so, the person is recognized as a hostile-act injured person. Only after the certifying authority has decided that the injury is in fact a hostile-act related injury will the National Insurance Institute handle the case. at the Ministry of Defense, which is competent to recognize your status as victims of a hostile action.

The claim, along with required documents, can be sent as follows:

• Completing it online on the website.
  
• Filling out a written claim and send it directly to your local branch via the document delivery service.
  

Documents to be attached to the claim:

• Documents attesting to receipt of medical or psychological treatment following the injury.
• If you claim to have suffered mental harm from exposure to a series of security events, you must also complete a questionnaire for victims alleging to have suffered mental harm from a series of security events.
• Authorization from the local police station.
• If the injury occurred in Judea and Samaria - Authorization from IDF.

Transfer of the claim for approval by the certifying authority of the Ministry of Defense

The claim and accompanying documents will be forwarded for approval to the certifying authority of the Ministry of Defense, which is empowered to recognize you as a victim of hostile actions. The claim will be reviewed in accordance with the conditions of entitlement. The certifying authority's decision will be communicated to you by letter.

Important information!

• Date of submission of the claim – the claim must be filed within one year from the date of the injury. Submitting a claim after the deadline may affect your right to compensations.
• If your recognition claim is approved, you can also submit claims for determination of disability degree and for payment of disability pension.
  For information and instructions on filing claim for disability pension, click here.
• Appeal against claim denial – If your application has been denied by the certifying authority, you can submit a written appeal to the Appeals Committee within two months of receiving the decision. The address for filing the appeal: Regional Court, 1 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv 6423901.
  The decision of the Appeals Committee is final.
• Updating information – You must inform the National Insurance's branch nearest to your residence of any change in your personal information, such as a change of address, marital status or state of health , and modification of bank account details by completing a personal information update notice.

Verifying eligibility for medical treatment compensation

If, as a result of the injury, you are on sick leave or receiving medical treatment which prevents you from working (upon certificate from the attending physician) - you may be entitled to medical treatment compensation, to receive the compensation you need to submit a claim for medical treatment compensation. To learn more about this, click here.

Please note that a claim for compensation of medical treatment will only be processed after the certifying authority has confirmed the prejudice as a hostile actions injury.