Guatemala

Guatemalan inmates riot at three prisons, taking 46 people hostage

Inmates, some wearing jumpsuits but most in tank tops and shorts, their faces covered by masks improvised with pieces of clothing, watched from above, perched in the prison's patrol towers.

An inmate looks out from a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison, as inmates at three Guatemalan prisons rioted on Saturday and took mostly prison guards hostage, authorities said, in Escuintla, Guatemala, January 17, 2026.
Elazar Rumpler, a senior leader within haredi cult Lev Tahor, appearing in the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in 2020; illustrative.

Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case

Lev Tahor member Yoel Alter, 35, is escorted by Guatemalan police officers after being arrested at court in Guatemala City on January 24, 2025.

Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

Police officers load the bodies of the victims who died in a road accident onto a truck at Cumbre de Alaska in Totonicapan, Guatemala, on December 27, 2025.

At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident


Conference on anti-Semitism held in Guatemala

"From the moment the modern State of Israel was restored on May 14, 1948, the United States and Guatemala have stood firmly by their side."

The Israel Allies Foundation holds a conference on antisemitism in the Congress of Guatemala.

Netanyahu praises Israeli team treating volcano burns in Guatemala

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on June 3, killing and wounding dozens.

Residents are seen amidst ashes as heavy machinery removes ash from a road at an area affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano at El Rodeo in Escuintla, Guatemala June 6, 2018. Picture taken June 6, 2018.

Israeli team using special enzyme to treat volcano burns in Guatemala

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on June 3, killing and wounding dozens.

THE ISRAELI medical team in Guatemala treats a patient after volcano erupts

Israeli team rush to Guatemala to help volcano victims

The team was dispatched at the bidding of the Prime Minister’s Office after it received a request for help from the president of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales Cabrera.

Residents are seen amidst ashes as heavy machinery removes ash from a road at an area affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano at El Rodeo in Escuintla, Guatemala June 6, 2018. Picture taken June 6, 2018.

Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

"It's a river of lava... There are injured, burned and dead people," - A national disaster management agency employee is among the dead.

Fuego volcano is seen after a violent eruption, in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala June 3, 2018.

The move of the Guatemalan Embassy to Jerusalem is no surprise

To be honest, the Guatemalan move shouldn’t be a surprise to any one of us.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem

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Christian Allies celebrate U.S., Guatemala embassy moves in Knesset

Congressman Juan Manuel Diaz Duran, chairman of the Guatemalan Israel Allies Caucus, spoke at the event on behalf of his government.

Knesset Christian Allies Caucus marks the moving of embassies to Jerusalem, May 16th, 2018.

Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S.

"This is the beginning of something extraordinary," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the opening of the Guatamalan embassy in Jerusalem

Friends of Zion welcomes Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales to Israel

Morales was awarded the Friends of Zion Award a few months ago in a ceremony at the Guatemalan President’s Office to mark his steadfast support for strong Guatemala-Israel relations.

FRIENDS OF ZION Museum founder Dr. Mike Evans (right) hosts Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the museum in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)