Earthquake

ZAKA deploys team to aid Venezuela in search-and-rescue, distribute supplies, assess land

The international response team was deployed to Venezuela on June 29, ZAKA posted on Facebook on Wednesday.

JULY 13, 2026|ByHADAR KATSMAN

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.

Firefighters and rescue workers operate amid the rubble of collapsed buildings following the June 24 earthquakes in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela on July 8, 2026.

Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says

The official tally of injured remained unchanged at 16,740, while 6,462 people have been rescued and about 17,000 have been left homeless.

JULY 11, 2026|ByREUTERS

Rescuers search through debris, in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, July 9, 2026.

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 3,889 as health risks mount

Two earthquakes, one of magnitude 7.2 and the other of magnitude 7.5, struck the country’s capital, Caracas, nearby coastal La Guaira, and their surroundings on June 24.

JULY 10, 2026|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, REUTERS

IDF's Home Front Command mission in Venezuela.

Netanyahu speaks with Venezuela delegation as the nation is forced to bury unidentified bodies

"We didn't ask questions about who and what," the prime minister said. "We asked: 'What needs to be done to help?'"

JULY 9, 2026|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ecuador, buildings damaged

The quake struck at a depth of 23 km (14.29 miles), EMSC said, with Ecuadorean authorities ruling out issuing a tsunami warning.

APRIL 25, 2025ByREUTERS

A man stands near debris following an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador March 18, 2023.

Hagia Sophia begins extensive restoration to reinforce dome against earthquakes

The dome will be strengthened from the exterior to preserve interior mosaics.

APRIL 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hagia Sophia begins extensive restoration to reinforce dome against earthquakes.

Israel's humanitarian efforts: Genocide perpetrators don’t aid other nations - opinion

Can anyone argue that the same country, which wastes no time sending emergency relief assistance to save the lives of people globally, is guilty of systematic murder?

APRIL 1, 2025ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

ISRAAID VOLUNTEERS rescue refugees off the coast of Greece.

IDF, Defense Ministry experts arrive in Bangkok to provide post-earthquake aid

The Israeli aid delegation included engineering and civil affairs officers from Home Front Command's National Rescue Unit and arrived in Bangkok after the confirmed death toll rose past 1,700.

MARCH 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli and Thai rescue personnel meet in Bangkok after a deadly earthquake, March 30, 2025.

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in

In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.

MARCH 30, 2025ByREUTERS

Commuters drive past a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025.

Israelis in Thailand: All recommendations from the Foreign Ministry following earthquake

The Foreign Ministry announced that it will publish the local instructions as they are published on the ministry's website, social media, and the Lametayel app.

MARCH 29, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI, MOSHE COHEN