Tel Aviv-Yafo Vice-Mayor Guy Avner announced plans to open a new beit oleh, or immigrant house, in Tel Aviv to support new immigrants and lone soldiers. Avner, who was recently appointed to the role and holds the social services and immigrant absorption portfolios, made the announcement at an event called Shuk Olim in downtown Tel Aviv on June 25, 2026.

"I'm actually working very hard now on opening a beit oleh, which will house all the different olim hadashim," Avner said. He described the facility as "a place where they can come and work, have Shabbat dinners, celebrate the holidays, receive lectures, do shows, have parties, and organize." Avner stated the house would include a cafeteria and potentially a small pool for use by both local residents and immigrants.

Tel Aviv is home to approximately 25,000 new immigrants. Lone soldiers are defined as enlisted IDF troops who do not have immediate family in Israel. "The most important factor is integrating with Israelis," Avner said. He noted the municipality's efforts to retain these populations: "We try here in the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, to do everything we can to keep [olim] here, to make their lives better, to enrich their lives, to help them with all their needs concerning making aliyah."

The municipality also conducts networking sessions to assist immigrants with employment. "We do a lot of networking sessions, and we bring in employers," Avner said. He added, "We try to take the virtues of olim and make it happen for them. They're intellectual, they come from different disciplines, and we're really trying to make employment a big issue and help them with that." Nefesh B'Nefesh is a nonprofit organization that facilitates immigration to Israel.