Rescue mission

Indonesian rescuers race to fine 129 missing passengers of capsized ship in Java Sea

Choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search on Monday, said Mohammad Syafii, head of the national rescue agency.

An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video.
The US Airforce crewmember, callsign ''Bravo,'' in a '60 Minutes' interview.

'A modern-day miracle': US airman shot down over Iran recounts survival, rescue on 60 Minutes

Rescuers work at a command post during an operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, according to a search and rescue agency, sank while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 13, 2026.

Rescuers searching for 140 people after missing Indonesian passenger ship sinks

Members of rescue teams carry a victim after a building collapsed in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2026.

Multi-story building collapses in India's Delhi, police rescue at least six people


Delegation from Mexican Jewish community arrives in Israel to assist ZAKA search and rescue teams

 Delegation from Mexican Jewish community

IDF rescues soldier held hostage by Hamas

Private Ori Megedish was rescued 23 days after she was kidnapped from southern Israel.

 Private Ori Megidish has been reunited with her family, October 30, 2023.

Elite Israeli soldier rescues tree owl from Kfar Aza wreckage

Hefer pointed out how, as the Reconnaissance Brigade’s emblem is an owl, it was fitting that he should be the one to find and rescue the bird.

 Nahal Soldier rescues owl in Kfar Azza, October 2023

MDA medics recount being meters away from Hamas terrorists amid massacre

Recruiting reinforcement teams for Magen David Adom in the field.


Soldiers save Holocaust survivor from near death, for second time in his life

"Our mission was clear: thwart terrorist activities, rescue trapped civilians, and ensure the safety of Israeli residents."

Some of the area that required the IDF to rescue a stranded Holocaust survivor.

Israeli medical and military experts overseas desperate to contribute

Doctors and other professionals who have left Israel, imputable to the now halted Israeli judicial reform, are going all out in an effort to return and lend their support in the ongoing crisis.

 Illustrative image of an airplane.

Israeli hikers rescued after getting stranded on cliff in the south

A swift operation was then initiated, employing specialized equipment to ensure the safe retrieval of the stranded hikers.

 Israeli hikers stranded on a cliff in Southern Israel

Pope says impeding migrant rescues at sea is 'gesture of hate'

According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, about 178,500 migrants have come to Europe in the year to date via the Mediterranean, while about 2,500 died or went missing on the way.

 Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023.

Three men rescued from Kinneret by helicopter - video

Three men who were stranded on a jet ski in the Kinneret for several hours were rescued by a helicopter thanks to a joint effort of Israel Police and Magen David Adom.

 A helicopter hovers over the sea at night (Illustrative).

Frustration mounts with Morocco quake aid yet to reach some survivors; toll rises to 2,901

Rescuers from Spain, Britain and Qatar were helping Morocco's search teams, while Italy, Belgium, France and Germany said their offers of assistance had yet to be approved.

United Hatzalah's aid mission on the ground in Morocco.