Rescue mission

Former hostages return to Entebbe, confronting memory, trauma and history

“To be abducted in Athens on an Air France plane makes sense,” Gonen said. “But to be abducted at home, in the State of Israel, it was too much.”

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.
Israeli volunteers help with rescue efforts in Venezuela following the recent twin earthquakes in the country.

Israeli aid delegations continue rescue operations in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes

DORON ALMOG HAS served as chairman of The Jewish Agency since 2022.

Life story that goes beyond Entebbe: 'I swore near his burnt tank to never leave a soldier behind'

People look at burned-down buildings after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 30, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors


'Hamas treated us like animals': Rescued hostage speaks on Gaza captivity

Har also described the time the IDF rescued him, and that there was "gunfire in all directions like a movie."

 LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

IDF rescues girl trapped under rubble in Khan Yunis

"One human story is bigger than all their lies," Adraee said, describing the mission to rescue civilians trapped under rubble.

 Palestinians at the site of a destroyed building from an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 14, 2024

MDA Information Systems Director to speak at Jpost Joint Perspective Summit in Berlin

In his presentation, Rosenblatt will discuss how the organization put all Magen David Adom teams on high alert on October 7.

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Watch- These IDF soldiers are responsible for saving hundreds of wounded in the Gaza Strip

Over the span of 1500 operations, the soldiers of the Operational Mobility School evacuated hundreds of injured soldiers, saving their lives.

 IDF units 669 and 5515 evacuating wounded soldiers from Gaza onto a helicopter to receive treatment.

Saving lives in Gaza: How the IDF rescues wounded troops while under fire

Within minutes upon request, the teams quickly evacuate those injured while continuing medical treatment until the injured are transferred onto the helicopter or mounted evacuation vehicles.

IDF units 669 and 5515 evacuating wounded soldiers from Gaza onto a helicopter to receive treatment.

IDF soldier miraculously survives anti-tank missile blast

After his vest miraculously shifted shrapnel away from vital organs, combat soldier "R." was able to receive life-saving treatment.


Chinese rescuers brave freezing cold to find earthquake survivors

Temperatures around the earthquake epicenter in Gansu fell to about minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday night.

 An aerial view shows emergency tents at Dahejia village amid rescue operations following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023.

118 killed in earthquake in northwestern China

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county before midnight on Monday; Freezing temperatures put rescue teams in a race against the cold to prevent secondary disasters.

 Residents keep warm by a fire next to damaged buildings at Dahejia town following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023.

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.