Israel emergency aid

United Hatzalah expands amidst crisis

Their Psychotrauma & Crisis Response Unit stands as a testament to the power of committed volunteerism to bolster national emergency response infrastructure

Director of the Psychotrauma Unit for UNITED HATZALAH conforts an Israeli woman who witnessed a terror attack in front of the National Police Headquarters in Jerusalem on October 9, 2016.
DR. ARI GREENWALD.

Milu-EM to the rescue: Volunteer network aides Israel's overburdened emergency rooms

Zaka volunteers

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

A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Netanyahu orders Israel to dispatch aid to hurricane-torn Jamaica


Andrea Bocelli to perform at United Hatzalah Gala in Miami

The gala comes just a few months after United Hatzalah sent an Emergency Response Team to Florida to provide care to the survivors and evacuees of Hurricane Ian.

 Andrea Bocelli's concert at the Poznań Stadium in Poland in 2019.

About 233,000 still without power in Puerto Rico days after Fiona

Following Hurricane Fiona's destructive path, Puerto Rico still faces widespread power outages across the island.

 Aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico

Israeli delegation in Puerto Rico to offer emergency aid in wake of storm

Israeli delegation departs before Rosh Hashana to Puerto Rico to offer psychological and medical aid in wake of Hurricane Fiona

 United Hatzalah sends emergency delegation to Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Fiona.

Surfside collapse: One year later - opinion

I felt honored to be able to accompany many of them on their own journey through the process, and I hope and pray that I succeeded in helping and alleviating some of their grief.

 THE WRITER assists a distraught family member following the Surfside disaster.

SASA Setton partner with EL AL to provide aid to Ukraine

The cooperation, which begins on Monday, will see the groups send medical and consumer products, among other basic and essential aid items.

 : An Israel El Al airlines plane is seen after its landing following its inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Nice at Nice international airport, France, April 4, 2019.

Muslim and Jewish EMT volunteers join forces, resuscitate Ein Nakuba woman

Muslim and Jewish United Hatzalah volunteers successfully resuscitated a 50-year-old-woman whose heart rhythm was undetectable for ten minutes after collapsing in her front yard.

United Hatzalah first response EMS volunteers in Husan

Israel sends additional COVID-19 aid to India to combat severe outbreak

The second cargo plane full of medical equipment took off from Israel early on Friday and is expected to be followed by more shipments over the next few days.

FROM LEFT to right: the air attaché at the Indian Embassy, the Indian Air Force flight team, Deputy Director General of Asia and the Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gilad Cohen, Tami Ziv from the Economic Branch of the Foreign Ministry, and Indian Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla

Rescue nation

One category which Israelis are especially proud is the country’s global role in disaster relief.

ZAKA, IDF leave for rescue mission to Brazil

ZAKA – Ready for Whatever Tomorrow Brings

“This emergency preparedness is the lifeblood of our volunteer organization. No-one knows where the next accident or mass casualty incident will strike," explained ZAKA's International Director.


Private companies join forces with Hatzalah against MDA

The number of emergency ambulances will be doubled.

A UNITED HATZALAH ambucycle is seen with Jerusalem in the background