Rescue mission

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

Pahlavi added that he has a plan for a "stable transition" in a scenario where the Islamic Republic regime would be toppled, where the country's citizens would take to the streets in millions.

|ByGADI ZAIG
REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.
Zaka volunteers

ZAKA announces it responded to over 7,000 cases in Israel and abroad in 2025 annual report

“Our volunteers work quietly and professionally to ensure every person is treated with respect and that families can bury their loved ones with dignity and certainty,” said ZAKA CEO Weissenstern

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A 22-year-old Israeli woman was rescued by Israeli forces after accidentally entering Jericho in Area A of the West Bank.

Israeli woman rescued after being found wandering in Jericho

Initial investigation into the incident indicated that the 22-year-old woman mistakenly ended up in Jericho while intending to travel to a different destination. 

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Israeli firefighters at the scene where a kid in a critical condition after a fire broke at an apartment in Ramot, Jerusalem, December 3, 2025.

Firefighters respond to flooding at special-needs school in Jerusalem amid severe weather

Storm conditions led to the evacuation of a Jerusalem special education school as firefighters assisted disabled students and responded to multiple flood incidents across the city.

|BySHIR PERETS, HODAYA RAN

Israel's accidental first humanitarian mission, legacy – the untold story

What started as an accidental mission in 1953 paved the way for over 30 IDF humanitarian missions.

APRIL 29, 2023ByDYONNA GINSBURG
An IsraAID delegation was dispatched to Turkey within hours of the devastating earthquake that struck in February 2023.

IDF rescue pilots describe harrowing conditions in flood rescue ops

The pilots conducting the rescue missions dealt with long flights in the dark with lightning, rains, winds and torrential streams.

APRIL 12, 2023ByWALLA!/AMIR BOHBOT
An IAF Yasur helicopter, often used in search-and-rescue missions

Four killed, 9 injured in avalanche in the French Alps

Rescue services are continuing the search for more victims and are in the process of identifying those involved.

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
A sign that warns of avalanche dangers protrudes from the snow on a mountain pass where migrants try to cross from Italy into France, near the town of Bardonecchia in northern Italy, December 20, 2017.

Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta, support service says

The boat sent out a rescue call last night but no rescue mission has been launched yet.

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Ashkelon crane collapse: Body of missing man washes up on Ashdod beach

After a crane collapsed in Ashkelon, one person is still missing while another is receiving treatment in the hospital.

MARCH 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The site of the collapsed crane in Ashkelon, where two people are missing after strong winds caused it to collapse into the sea, March 14, 2023.

Why was Israel eager to help save lives in Turkey? - opinion

Dr. Itai Basel, who helped rescue people in Turkey: “I’m a doctor and that’s what we do – try to save lives.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByBARBARA SOFER
DR. ITAI BASEL and his team in Turkey.

How Israeli drones, data helped save lives in Turkey’s earthquake

State-of-the-art technologies from Magal, XTEND and Polaris were deployed to help rescue people from the earthquake in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The delegation to Turkey was comprised of representatives from Magal Security Systems, Polaris Solutions, and XTEND, each of which brought its most modern technology to detect and rescue life beneath the ruins.

Unique Israeli radar system used to help locate Turkey earthquake survivors

Camero-Tech’s Xaver 400 radar is specialized for use with buildings and was helpful in the IDF's Turkey mission.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of Israel's search and rescue team uses the Xaver 400 radar from Camero-Tech.

Rescuers pull seven survivors from ruins eight days after Turkey quake

The earthquake has killed more than 37,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Muhammed Enes Yeninar, a 17-year-old earthquake survivor, is rescued from the rubble of a building some 198 hours after last week's devastating earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 14, 2023

IDF saves 19 from rubble, treats around 180 victims of Turkey earthquake

Of its almost 400-person delegation, the IDF has over 150 soldiers working on rescue operations in Turkey, and around 240 in its medical team.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
IDF RESCUE workers and members of United Hatzalah work at the site of a collapsed building after the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey