Emergency

Nature without barriers: Lotem transforms outdoor experiences for people with disabilities

With wartime keeping Israelis in shelters and indoors, spending time in nature is crucial and the Lotem organization is making sure the same opportunities are there for people with disabilities.

NATURE VISIT with Ilan organization families.
Members of the "Ponchos Rojos" community wearing signs reading "Union Police" on their hats attend a meeting to discuss the future of protests ongoing for more than six weeks in Tilata, La Paz department, Bolivia, on June 18, 2026.

Bolivia's Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military

MDA CEO Eli Bin (right) at the MDA headquarters

The front line of the home front: Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency backbone

ZAKA volunteers collect the remains of a woman killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack in northern Israel on March 24, 2026.

In emergency responses, Israel sets the standard and inspires the world


Breaking Ground Below Ground: Pushing the Limits of Wartime Health Care

Their advanced emergency response protocol allows them to move patients and operations underground to keep everyone safe while delivering lifesaving care

Yoel Har-Even showcases Sheba's underground hospital.

Israel's Sheba Medical Center is pushing the limits of wartime health care - opinion

The preparedness framework that we have instituted at Sheba Medical Center in Israel is a culmination of decades of crisis management.

A military helicopter with released hostage Or Levy arrives at the Sheba Medical center in Ramat Gan, February 8, 2025

Teen dies after fall from abandoned rooftop, another in critical condition

A 12-year-old girl died from her wounds, and another one is in critical condition after falling from a tall building in Rishon Lezion.

 MDA Ambulance

From Manchester to MDA: Saving lives in Jerusalem

‘This country is being run by kids, but it works!’

IN HER Magen David Adom uniform.

Emergency leaders reflect on October 7: 'Preparedness saved lives'

At a Jerusalem Post panel, frontline experts from MDA, ERAN, and MATIV share how Israel is adapting to ongoing trauma

Inbar Behiri, Vice President and Board Member of US Friends of ERAN Inc., Dr. Danny Brom, of Metiv, Ori Shaham, Moderator Inbal Ann Bouskila, Chief of Staff to the Director General of MDA (L to R)

'The test of our lives': Home Front Command officers share unit's successes during Israel-Iran war

Col. (res.) Yossi Pinto, and Maj. A described how the Search and Rescue Brigade were able to operate and react to the impact of Iran's ballistic missile barrages.

 Commander of the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Brigade, Colonel (res.) Yossi Pinto during a presentation; illustrative.

Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but the governor said initial results from an investigation would be announced within 48 hours, INA reported.

 Kut, Iraq, October, 2019.

At least four dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java's Ketapang post late on Wednesday.

 Family members and relatives wait for updates on the search operation of at least 61 people who were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java on July 3, 2025.

IDF raises nationwide threat level, restricts activities

This followed a situational assessment, approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz, following US Air Force airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

 IDF Home Front Command issues orders for essential-only activity nationwide, June 22, 2025.

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

How data have helped Israel fight wildfires, and how the Home Front Command and the Search and Rescue Brigade are transforming how Israel responds to emergencies.

 IDF SOLDIERS are prepared to conduct combat and help in emergencies