On October 12, 2023, the National Anti-Trafficking Unit (NATU) initiated a roundtable meeting with NGOs and relevant stakeholders, mapping unique challenges and examining multi-sectoral action strategies in the wake of the war.

One of the findings of that meeting was that NGOs reported that since the outbreak of the war, many requests for financial assistance have been received from people in prostitution, with an emphasis on food aid and basic needs. Consequently, on October 16, 2023, NATU assembled the Inter-Ministerial Team for Addressing Prostitution, and proposed to allocate a budget surplus of to 400,000 NIS (110,926 USD) for emergency aid to people on the prostitution continuum, with an emphasis on vouchers for purchasing food (this is a surplus from an annual budget of 30 million NIS (8.32 million USD) managed by the Inter-Ministerial Team and intended for rehabilitation and treatment of women in prostitution and education about the harms of prostitution). The distribution of the vouchers is under way according to a contract with the Lo Omdot Mineged NGO which distributed about 1,000 vouchers to supermarkets in amounts of 500 NIS (138 USD) for mothers and 300 NIS (83 USD) for those without children. As part of the distribution mechanism, 26% of the available amount for distribution (104,000 NIS, or 28,200 USD) was allocated as a priority to food vouchers for women without legal status, out of the understanding that this population is particularly vulnerable in routine and emergency times more than others.