Emergency

Two babies dead, dozens more children injured after suspected overheating at Jerusalem daycare

Authorities noted substandard conditions at the daycare may have caused the incident and led to suspected overheating.

|BySHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN, GOLDIE KATZ
An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.
Firefighters douse a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Karachi on January 18, 2026.

More than 65 missing, at least 14 dead after huge Karachi blaze

Firefighters told Pakistan's local television station Geo News that the lack of ventilation in the mall, which houses over 1,200 shops, caused the building to fill with smoke and slowed the rescue

|ByREUTERS
Firefighters in New South Wales rescue Australians from the flooding across New South Wales on January 17, 2026.

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

In state capital Sydney, Australia's largest city, residents and holidaymakers were evacuated late on Saturday after dangerous flooding hit the low-lying suburb of Narrabeen, authorities said.

|ByREUTERS
Amb. Gilad Erdan ,Magen David Adom Global President Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN

Magen David Adom stands ready to respond to any threat from Iran

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit, Gilad Erdan warns of Iran’s regional threat while highlighting Magen David Adom’s role as the backbone of Israel’s civilian resilience.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

This collaboration between Carbyne and AT&T could revolutionize emergency response field

The pioneering partnership is poised to enhance safety and rapid emergency services through advanced technology and seamless connectivity.

JUNE 15, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
An emergency vehicle is seen near the site of a reported security incident near Israel's southern border with Egypt, Israel June 3, 2023.

IFCJ is ready to respond to emergencies, disasters in Israel - opinion

The IFCJ Mobile Emergency Response Center is now in place to respond to that reality and when the time comes, those who need it most will be lucky to be able to benefit from all that it has to offer.

JUNE 7, 2023BySAFWAN MARICH
THE IFCJ Mobile Emergency Response Center is now in place to respond when the time comes.

Magen David Adom uses AI to save lives – here is how

Magen David Adom — Israel’s national EMS — has been using artificial intelligence to dispatch its ambulances and first responders.

JUNE 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Magen David Adom panel at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, on June 5, 2023.

High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car

Yaakov Kotovsky and his ex-wife Yelena operated a shuttle service which would collect and return the children. In 2020, a seven-month-old baby was left in the hot car for about four and a half hours.

JUNE 6, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
A young child is seen sleeping in a car (Illustrative).

At United Hatzalah, Jews, Muslims work together to save lives in Israel

United Hatzalah responds to almost 2,000 emergency calls every day, with hundreds of volunteers from every sector of Israeli society.

JUNE 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The United Hatzalah panel at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, on June 5, 2023.

Jerusalem boy with dairy allergy nearly dies after eating ice cream

The Jerusalem teenager had accidentally eaten dairy ice cream, thinking it was non-dairy. WIthin minutes, he showed signs of a life-threatening allergic reaction.

MAY 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ice cream cone (illustrative)

Bedouin-Israeli child stuck inside washing machine, seriously injured

The boy was reportedly trapped in the washing machine for several minutes.

APRIL 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing seen outside Magen David Adom headquarters in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2022.

Bridging divides: Israeli Arab nurse saves the life of Nahariya man

“I don't feel like a hero. I did what I had to do. Fortunately, I had the right knowledge, and I was in the right place at the right time," responding nurse Amer Awad said.

APRIL 11, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A patient and the nurse who saved his life in the Galilee.

Amid rockets, Israel's ERAN opens new mental health hotline for olim

Those who need help in their native language can dial *3201 or visit https://www.eran.org.il/helpline-for-olim-heb/.

APRIL 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Depression (illustrative)

MDA rolls out first-in-world AI system for emergency dispatch center

The system, developed with the voice networking and media processing solutions company AudioCodes, works in Hebrew. 

MARCH 28, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A woman works in the MDA dispatch center.