Israel Fire and Rescue Authority

IDF reservist drowns in Jordan River in attempt to save his son

The man was identified as Uriah Sarusi, a resident of Samaria and father of eight.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Uriah Sarusi, the IDF reservist who drowned in the Jordan River on March 24, 2024.
Emergency responders at the scene of shrapnel hitting central Israel, March 24, 2026.

At least six injured after shrapnel hits Tel Aviv area following Iranian missile launch, MDA says

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that firefighters had been dispatched to Tel Aviv and extinguished several vehicle fires.

|ByJAMES GENN
United Hatzalah members at an Iranian missile impact site in Arad, March 2026

Two wounded after Hezbollah rocket shrapnel hits bus in Kiryat Shmona

According to Magen David Adom, a man in his 50s sustained a head injury from shrapnel while he was near the bus and is in moderate-serious condition. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
United Hatzalah emergency responders at the scene of reported shrapnel following an Iranian missile barrage, March 23, 2026.

No casualties after Iranian cluster bomb munition hit in central Israel

Additionally, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that emergency responders were dispatched to the Petah Tikva area to conduct searches after reports of damage caused by shrapnel.

|ByJAMES GENN

Firefighters battle blaze outside Jerusalem, nearby forests amid scorching heatwave

Firefighting planes have been called in as the Fire and Rescue Authority works to extinguish the blaze.  

AUGUST 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A fire breaks out from a vehicle on the side of the road spread towards Eshtaol, August 12, 2025.