Criticism online over new photos of Yael Shalbi

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Model Yael Shalbi posted a new series of photos from a fashion campaign to Instagram, after which worried responses and criticism of her facial appearance were heard. According to N12, users wrote that she looks "drugged and starved" and told her to delete the photos. According to Srugim, users focused on her prominent cheekbones.

According to Ice, the post sparked a wave of unusual criticism and concern about her appearance. According to Israel Hayom, the model is facing backlash on social media over the new photos, and this report includes a quote from a user who likened the images to "the Holocaust period."

Later, according to Israel Hayom, the model shared a response from a new campaign photo shoot set and said: "We are going through a difficult period."