Moldova

Nine Israeli tourists detained by Ukrainian authorities over bag of salt found in vehicle

The group was detained while crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova after authorities misidentified a bag of salt found in their vehicle as a suspected illicit substance, according to N12 News.

A Belarusian border guard with a service dog keeps watch at Novaya Guta crossing point on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Gomel region on January 28, 2025.
 ISRAEL FORWARD Dor Turgeman celebrates after scoring the first goal in the 4-1 victory over Moldova to close out the World Cup qualifying campaign.

Blue-and-white closes campaign in style: Israel impresses in 4-1 victory in Moldova

‘YOU DON'T choose when to take things seriously,’ said Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon this week before the national team’s final qualifier in Moldova.

Israel national soccer team aims to finish 2026 World Cup qualifiers on a strong note

A woman votes as members of a local electoral commission visit her home during Moldova's parliamentary elections in the town of Durlesti, Moldova September 28, 2025.

Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference


Moldova: NY-based VC buys mattresses, blankets, food to help refugees

Thousands of refugees have fled to Moldova from Ukraine since the conflict began on February 24, most of them women, children, and the elderly.

 (L to R) Eric Reiner, Vine's Founder and Managing Partner, with Demren Sinik, who works as an investor at Vine, and Dan Povitsky, a Partner at Vine.

Israeli volunteers in Moldova aiding Ukrainian refugees

A delegation of some 40 Israeli doctors and medical staff was organized by Lema'anam to provide treatment to refugees on the Moldovan border.

 The Israeli humanitarian delegation sent to Moldova by LeMa'anam

United Hatzalah: The first medical team on the Ukrainian border

“The whole place knows about the orange medical team that has come from Israel to help.”

 A young Ukrainian refugee suffering from a slight case of hypothermia receives blankets at the border crossing in Moldova

Odessa Jews stranded at Moldovan border want return to Ukraine

Few Ukrainians who have entered Moldova want to stay, with 150,000 already moving to Romania from where they can disperse around Europe.

 Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Moldova

How can Israelis help Ukrainians during the crisis?

SID Israel (Society for International Development) has partnered with other organizations to compile a list of organizations and make them more accessible to anyone who wants to donate.

The national flags of Israel and Ukraine

Transnistria denies preparing to join Russia's war with Ukraine 

"The army of the republic functions in a standard mode, military units are in places of permanent deployment," said Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky.

 The flag of Transnistria (illustrative).

Rabbi saves hundreds of Ukrainian Jews on Shabbat

Rabbi Pinhas Zaltsman received between 400 and 500 Ukrainian Jews in Moldova, gave them a hot meal and helped them find a place to stay over the course of Shabbat

 Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Moldova

Ukraine-Russia war: Jewish refugees ready for aliyah

Holocaust survivor: I fled the Nazis and now I am fleeing from the Russians.

 Shoshana and Ze'ev Wolf from Odessa and their dog Donna will be making aliyah to Israel on Sunday

Russia-Ukraine war: A muddy escape from Ukrainian danger through Moldova

A steady stream of refugees made their way across the border from Ukraine into Moldova through the Palanca crossing - meet them.

 Ukrainian refugees at the Palanca crossing at the border with Moldova, March 3, 2022.

Ukraine-Russia war: Chabad refugee orphans from Odessa saved in Moldova

The mission was helped by the Israeli embassy and Chabad and funded by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, which has allocated more than $4 million.

 Jewish Orphans who were smuggled today from Odessa to Chisinau in a special rescue operation by Chabad and the IFCJ (International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) seen in Chisinau, Moldova, March 2, 2022.