Israel emergency aid

When humanity becomes the response

"One of Israel's most important contributions is the willingness to stand with others in their most difficult moments. It is the belief that no community should face tragedy alone."

Zaka volunteers in Venezuela
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

Participants from Latvia, the Philippines, Azerbaijan, Germany, Lithuania, Denmark, Sweden, Nigeria, France, Canada, the Czech Republic, the United States and Hong Kong took part in the three-day program.

Global health leaders gather at Ichilov Medical Center to learn crisis preparedness

A United Hatzalah emergency responder using a drone to scan roofs for fallen shrapnel, central Israel, March 26, 2026.

Aerial innovation: United Hatzalah’s expanding drone capabilities


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

Jewish NGO Cadena dives into largest humanitarian crisis in South America

CADENA was created 12 years ago by a group of Mexican Jews who brought humanitarian aid to towns affected by flooding from hurricanes.

Ivan Carranza, 24, with his daughter, Maikelis, immigrants from Venezuela

Israeli doctors perform lifesaving spinal surgeries in Ethiopia

The patients, all aged 18 and under, had spine deformities so severe that they were causing potentially lethal complications.

A doctor stands with stethoscope in this undated handout photo.

Une lumière parmi les nations

Focus sur l’organisation IsraAID qui intervient aux quatre coins du monde pour secourir les victimes de catastrophes naturelles

Apprentissage de plantation de semences à Haïti

Israeli military, search and rescue organization set out to help Mexico recover

“It is impossible to describe the scope of the disaster. Millions of people are without power, there is great confusion and distress."

ZAKA volunteers help victims of the Mexico earthquake