Ecuador

Planned protests for Netanyahu's UN speech, Ambassador Leiter's son remains in serious condition

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Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, whose son Neria was seriously wounded during a car-ramming terror attack on Wednesday.
A member of the ECU-11 Guayaquil Fire Department from Ecuador takes part in rescue efforts inside a building that collapsed from the ground floor to the fifth floor, following major earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 29, 2026.

Foreign Ministry urges Israeli travelers in Ecuador to exercise caution amid El Niño red alert

The Foreign Ministry advised Israelis in Ecuador to follow instructions from local authorities and avoid traveling through areas vulnerable to flooding, landslides, or strong water flows.

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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) stands with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Roberto Kury and Interior Minister John Reimberg on August 5, 2025.

Sa’ar visits Ecuador, Colombia to strengthen Israel-Latin America ties

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar began a diplomatic visit on Wednesday to Ecuador and Colombia, where he will hold meetings aimed at strengthening Israel's relations across Latin America.

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People look at burned-down buildings after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 30, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors

"In the end, we believe the days have already passed and that what we will find now is death," said Major Jorge Montanero, leader of the EQ11 team from Guayaquil, located on Ecuador's Pacific coast.

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14 dead in 6.8M earthquake in Ecuador

The earthquake struck at a depth of 66.4 km (41.3 miles) about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the city of Balao in the province of Guayas.

MARCH 18, 2023ByREUTERS
A damaged car and rubble from a house affected by the earthquake are pictured in Cuenca, Ecuador, March 18, 2023.

Woman who didn't know she was pregnant gives birth mid-flight

A young woman was having bad stomach pains, causing her to go to the restroom on the flight, where she quickly found herself holding her newborn baby.

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
KLM airplanes are seen parked at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 2, 2020.

Coast of Ecuador holds the largest population of manta rays - study

The concentrated population of manta rays is also likely to be extended toward the coast of Peru, which borders Ecuador.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A manta ray is seen swimming off the coast of Eilat.

3 new snake species found beneath churches, graveyards in Ecuador - study

Graveyards in the Ecuadorian Andes are not only home to the deceased but are inhabited by ground snakes from the genus Atractus, which includes roughly 146 species.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022BySARA WEINSTEIN
Snakes caught being carried by young adults at Ben-Gurion Airport, August 29, 2022

Ecuador to move toward Israel at UN, opens Jerusalem innovation office

Jerusalem and Quito have had formal diplomatic ties since 1949, but Lasso's arrival here on Monday marks the first time that the country's president has visited Israel. 

MAY 12, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Educator announces opening of official innovation office in Jerusalem, May 12, 2022. L to R: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso and Israel's Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen, May 12, 2022.

President of Ecuador arrives with 100-member delegation

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso is the first sitting president of Ecuador to visit Israel.

MAY 11, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso at the Western Wall, May 10,2022.

At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide

The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.

FEBRUARY 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Astronaut Photo of Quito, Ecuador taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 28 on September 5, 2011.

Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead, dozens injured

Dozens were gathered outside the prison waiting for news of loved ones, who many said they had not heard from since Friday afternoon.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByREUTERS
A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.

WikiLeaks acted in public interest, 'Pentagon Papers' leaker tells hearing

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was careful to ensure that the names of informants in hundreds of thousands of leaked secret US government documents were never published.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020ByREUTERS
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016.

One Israeli killed, one injured in Ecuador prison riots

Convict Shai Dahan, 38, was found lifeless in his cell at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil by officers during a riot.

AUGUST 9, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.