Rescue mission

Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

The initial number of 16 people affected by the avalanche was also updated, with Moon explaining that one person who was initially declared missing wasn't on the mountain.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS
Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.
People evacuating a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, Lebanon on February 8, 2026.

At least six killed, others trapped under rubble, after residential building collapses in Lebanon

Abdel Hamid Karimeh, the head of the municipal council, speaking at a press conference in Tripoli, did not say how many people might still be trapped under debris.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, REUTERS
REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

Pahlavi added that he has a plan for a "stable transition" in a scenario where the Islamic Republic regime would be toppled, where the country's citizens would take to the streets in millions.

|ByGADI ZAIG
Zaka volunteers

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

“Our volunteers work quietly and professionally to ensure every person is treated with respect and that families can bury their loved ones with dignity and certainty,” said ZAKA CEO Weissenstern

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Rescuers pull seven survivors from ruins eight days after Turkey quake

The earthquake has killed more than 37,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Muhammed Enes Yeninar, a 17-year-old earthquake survivor, is rescued from the rubble of a building some 198 hours after last week's devastating earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 14, 2023

IDF saves 19 from rubble, treats around 180 victims of Turkey earthquake

Of its almost 400-person delegation, the IDF has over 150 soldiers working on rescue operations in Turkey, and around 240 in its medical team.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
IDF RESCUE workers and members of United Hatzalah work at the site of a collapsed building after the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

In face of Turkey earthquakes, int'l ‘collaboration needs to be immense’ - NGO

The CADENA team went from working with the IDF to being transported by the Turkish military helicopter to Kahramanmaraş staging ground.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Various Israeli rescue missions are on the ground in Turkey to help the search and rescue efforts after thousands were killed and injured in a deadly earthquake, February 8, 2023.

IDF intelligence unit helps locate Turkish earthquake victims

The IDF rescued 17 Turkish citizens this far as part of Operation Olive Branch in response to the disastrous earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate helps locate Turkish earthquake victims trapped under the rubble in this visualization

WATCH: IDF rescues 23-year-old from under earthquake rubble

The 23-year-old woman was rescued after a 4.5 hour mission and has been reunited with her fiance.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
The IDF rescue mission to Turkey rescued a 23-year-old woman from under the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday night, February 8, 2022.

Turkish rescue attempts continue in snow-covered earthquake debris

Turkish survivors are forced to pick through the rubble, sometimes without even basic tools, for any hope to rescue people still stuck underneath.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Rescuers carry out a person from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Malatya, Turkey February 6, 2023.

Operation Olive Branch: IDF launches rescue op after deadly Turkey earthquake

A senior IDF official dismissed any rumors that the IDF had been asked to or might assist Syria with its difficulties from the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier is seen moving rescue equipment into a truck as part of Operation Olive Branch, aimed at providing aid to Turkey after a deadly earthquake, on February 6, 2023.

How Israel's experience with search and rescue can help Turkey - explainer

One of the reasons that Israel is equipped to help in these disaster situations is due to its own long experience having to deal with threats of conflict and natural disasters.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli Home Front Command soldiers take part in a defence drill simulating a building collapse in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, September 7, 2020.

Israel to give Syria earthquake assistance, Netanyahu says

A senior IDF official denied any government intention to send aid to Syria. 

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, SHIRA SILKOFF
Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building, following an earthquake, in Hama, Syria February 6, 2023.

Teenager rescued by IDF after entering minefield in Golan Heights

The 17-year-old boy reportedly entered the minefield intentionally and may be suicidal.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Renewable energy wind turbines as seen next to the snowy peaks of Mount Hermon on January 3, 2021.