Evacuation

WATCH: IDF, Soroka, Joseftal hospitals carry out first-ever ECMO patient evacuation

In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Israel Air Force and medical teams from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals airlifted a young woman connected to an ECMO life-support system from Eilat to Beersheba.

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026.
Armed Taliban security personnel keep guard beside the closed gate of the zero point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province on October 12, 2025.

Tens of thousands flee Pakistan’s Tirah Valley amid military action warnings

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the hilltops of the al-Rihane mountain in southern Lebanon on January 9, 2026.

After warning civilians of imminent strikes, Israel hits Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon

Wu Chien-Fu, director of Seismological Center speaks about the recent earthquakes in April during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan April 29, 2024; illustrative.

Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage


Global evacuations accelerate as Israel-Iran war shuts down airspace

The EU, United States, and numerous Asian, Middle Eastern, and African nations have initiated large-scale evacuations using military and chartered flights, land convoys, and cruise ships.

Birthright Israel participants are seen embarking on a Mano Maritime cruise ship amid evacuation from Israel, June 17, 2025

UK working with Israel to arrange charter flights out of Tel Aviv, Lammy says

Israel's main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport, closed last week due to Israel and Iran's spiraling air war.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Countries evacuating citizens from Iran and Israel

A week of Israeli air and missile strikes against its major rival has wiped out the top echelon of Iran's military command, damaged its nuclear capabilities, and killed hundreds.

 A missile launched from Iran towards Israel is seen from Jerusalem, June 19, 2025.

Miri Regev says shipping giant MSC agreed to aid in rescue of stranded Israelis

MSC responded, stating that "a request was received from the Transportation Ministry on the subject, and it is being reviewed."

 An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

Discovery of wartime bombs prompts large-scale evacuation in Cologne, Germany

Three American bombs, each with impact fuses, were found during construction work on Monday in Deutz, a bustling area on the bank of the River Rhine.

 A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be evacuated on June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Jordanian authorities evacuate 1,800 tourists from Petra due to flash floods

The flooding in Petra occurred suddenly, catching tourists at prominent sites such as the Treasury, one of the site's iconic tombs.

 Petra.

IDF orders evacuation of Khan Yunis's south after Gaza rocket launch

The demand evacuations from Khan Yunis neighborhoods was announced by IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

IDF orders broad northern Gaza evacuation following rocket fire

In addition to central Gaza and northern Gaza, the IDF has also evacuated Palestinian civilians and then attacked in parts of Khan Yunis, Shaboura, and Tel Sultan. 

IDF orders Gaza evacuation orders 26 March 2025

Palestinians will not have the right to return to Gaza, Trump tells Fox News

During the interview, Trump also stated that he would build 'beautiful' and 'safe communities' for the over two million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

Trump’s Gaza bombshell reshapes diplomacy and global reactions - analysis

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s bombshell proposal on Gaza challenges diplomatic norms, forcing global leaders to rethink Middle East strategy.

 WHILE MANY were shocked by the audacity of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, no one should have been surprised that he would shake up conventional thinking about Gaza or the Mideast. Here, he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Tuesday.