ZAKA

Issachar Dov Spiegel pronounced dead after Netanya drowning, brother still missing

Rescuers from the Lehava unit under the Central District Command are leading the operation, assisted by ZAKA volunteers and additional special units.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Zaka volunteers
A ZAKA ambulance and El Al aircraft are seen at an airport in New Zealand, February 23, 2025

Elderly Israeli woman killed in New Zealand car accident, ZAKA says

The woman, an American-Israeli resident of Jerusalem, was in New Zealand with her husband for a family event.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
ZAKA’s International Division discovered a man unconscious in his room in Paris, February 16, 2026.

Israeli tourist, 51, found dead in Paris hotel room, ZAKA says

According to ZAKA, the man was discovered unconscious in his room, and local emergency teams pronounced him dead at the scene.

|BySHIR PERETS
Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli tourist killed in Thailand motorcycle crash while vacationing with wife

Two additional vehicles and a passenger van were involved in the crash. Thai authorities have not yet released details about the accident.

|ByYOAV ETIEL

'Bearing witness': ZAKA CEO shares the emotional toll of Oct. 7 and new digital memorial

CEO Duby Weissenstern on the Oct. 7 emotional toll and ZAKA’s mission to honor victims.

OCTOBER 13, 2024ByNERIA BARR
ZAKA VOLUNTEERS clean bloodstains from the Oct. 7 massacre at a burnt home in Kibbutz Be’eri, Dec. 19, 2023.

ZAKA unveils 'Galeed' virtual exhibit for communities to commemorate October 7

A new ZAKA exhibit's goal is to preserve both individual and collective memories of October 7.

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protests held nationwide in Israel to release hostages as Oct. 7 anniversary draws near

Protesters in Yafo Street in Jerusalem, Beersheba, Caesarea, and in Tel Aviv came out in large crowds once the three-day-long Rosh Hashanah-Shabbat break was finished.

OCTOBER 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters demonstrate demanding for a hostage deal as the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre draws closer.

No. 44: Duby Weissensetrn, Eli Beer, Rabbi Yossi Erblich: Israel's medical heroes

Duby Weissensetrn, CEO of ZAKA, has led the organization to be recognized by the UN following its significant involvement in global disaster relief efforts.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eli Beer, Duby Weissensetrn, Rabbi Yossi Erblich.

Grapevine: September 29, 2024: Celebrating Abraham Accords’ 4th anniversary

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FORMER PRESIDENT of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin flanked by his companion Sarit Tzemach and Nobel Prize laureate Dan Schectman.

'Deserved twice over': ZAKA receives Shield Award for 'crucial' work

'We could not have functioned without your kindness'.

JULY 14, 2024ByAVIHAI CHIIM
‘RESILIENCE IN Harmony,’ 2023. As ZAKA members conclude their painstaking work, their collective recitation of ‘I have faith with all my being’ within the cleared remains of a home becomes a powerful testament to resilience and faith.

Grapevine May 10, 2024: Shared emotions

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 11, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
SURROUNDED BY Soroka medical staff who cared for her during the past six months, 85-year-old former hostage Alma Avraham, carrying a huge bouquet of flowers, leaves hospital to resume life in the bosom of her family.

This Independence Day, we cry for the independence taken from our hostages - editorial

We also honor those who have fought on varying fronts for the existence and safety of the Israeli people and the State of Israel as a whole. They are the salt of the earth.

MAY 5, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A woman waves a large Israeli flag as people watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Jews outnumber anti-Israel rally against ZAKA at NJ synagogue

Jews from communities across the region stood in front of the synagogue with Israeli and American flags, outnumbering the dozens of pro-Palestinian activists.

APRIL 3, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Jewish counter-protesters face pro-Palestinian activists outside synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Activists protest October 7 first aid, burial group at NJ synagogue

The event had planned to hear first-hand accounts of the ZAKA workers and their search and rescue operations on October 7.

APRIL 2, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, January 22, 2024.