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

Motorcyclist collapses, dies on off-road path in northern Israel

After a man collapsed in difficult terrain, the first responders and a helicopter could not reach him fast enough.

MAY 20, 2023ByALON HACHMON/MAARIV ONLINE
The IDF’s elite Airborne Combat, Search and Rescue Unit 669.

Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

The four children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby, survived the impact and were rescued over two weeks after the crash.

MAY 18, 2023ByREUTERS
An aerial view of the Amazon river, before the signing of a document by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos that will allow for the conservation of the Tarapoto wetland complex in Amazonas, Colombia January 18, 2018.

Israel's accidental first humanitarian mission, legacy – the untold story

What started as an accidental mission in 1953 paved the way for over 30 IDF humanitarian missions.

APRIL 29, 2023ByDYONNA GINSBURG
An IsraAID delegation was dispatched to Turkey within hours of the devastating earthquake that struck in February 2023.

IDF rescue pilots describe harrowing conditions in flood rescue ops

The pilots conducting the rescue missions dealt with long flights in the dark with lightning, rains, winds and torrential streams.

APRIL 12, 2023ByWALLA!/AMIR BOHBOT
An IAF Yasur helicopter, often used in search-and-rescue missions

Four killed, 9 injured in avalanche in the French Alps

Rescue services are continuing the search for more victims and are in the process of identifying those involved.

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
A sign that warns of avalanche dangers protrudes from the snow on a mountain pass where migrants try to cross from Italy into France, near the town of Bardonecchia in northern Italy, December 20, 2017.

Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta, support service says

The boat sent out a rescue call last night but no rescue mission has been launched yet.

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Ashkelon crane collapse: Body of missing man washes up on Ashdod beach

After a crane collapsed in Ashkelon, one person is still missing while another is receiving treatment in the hospital.

MARCH 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The site of the collapsed crane in Ashkelon, where two people are missing after strong winds caused it to collapse into the sea, March 14, 2023.

Why was Israel eager to help save lives in Turkey? - opinion

Dr. Itai Basel, who helped rescue people in Turkey: “I’m a doctor and that’s what we do – try to save lives.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByBARBARA SOFER
DR. ITAI BASEL and his team in Turkey.

How Israeli drones, data helped save lives in Turkey’s earthquake

State-of-the-art technologies from Magal, XTEND and Polaris were deployed to help rescue people from the earthquake in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The delegation to Turkey was comprised of representatives from Magal Security Systems, Polaris Solutions, and XTEND, each of which brought its most modern technology to detect and rescue life beneath the ruins.

Unique Israeli radar system used to help locate Turkey earthquake survivors

Camero-Tech’s Xaver 400 radar is specialized for use with buildings and was helpful in the IDF's Turkey mission.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of Israel's search and rescue team uses the Xaver 400 radar from Camero-Tech.