According to economist Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, US investors are increasingly taking over German industry companies, a trend attributed to former US President Donald Trump's economic policies.[224231][3740] A recent report has highlighted the growing number of homeless elderly individuals in Germany, with many facing a life of homelessness for the first time.[119782] Meanwhile, the war in the Middle East continues to drive refugees out of Israel, with the number of people leaving the country surpassing those arriving.[3740]