Haaretz: Israeli homes have deteriorated in value and become abandoned. The newspaper "Haaretz" published a report by writer "Shlomit Tzur" in which she said that a number of Israelis had bought their "dream homes", but they are now in ruins or abandoned.
Many of these people bought their homes with mortgage loans and have been living away from them for months, not knowing whether they will be able to return to them or not. The writer said that the devastation and shock caused by the flood were accompanied by financial pressures suffered by survivors who own homes in the Gaza Strip.