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UAE reconsiders approval for Dubai rescue flights, threatening Friday departures

El Al’s first two flights sold out within five minutes, but Israeli officials entered urgent talks after UAE authorities began reconsidering clearance

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 10.01.26

'We won't survive': Israeli hikers stranded in Himalayas plead for rescue as landslides worsen

Dozens of Israeli hikers trapped in Nepal’s Samagaun as heavy rains, landslides and damaged roads block escape; ‘There’s no need to wait for a disaster to happen’

Nina Fox | 09.27.26

Nepal rescuers save two workers trapped in hydropower tunnel for nine days | Watch

Two workers were rescued alive Friday from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, nine days after deadly floods; One survivor said others remained trapped, raising hopes of rescuing more than 100 workers believed to be inside

ynet, AP, News Agencies | 09.04.26

מטוס ובו צוות חילוץ אמריקאי נחת באנטארקטיקה בתנאים קשים וחושך מוחלט כדי לחלץ משם אזרח אמריקאי

Daring rescue in Antarctica: Patient evacuated in extreme cold and darkness

An American patient was evacuated from Antarctica in a daring medical rescue, flying in near-total darkness and minus 43°C (−45.4°F) conditions before being safely transferred to a hospital in New Zealand

ynet | 08.07.26

לוחמי חטיבת החילוץ בזירת הפגיעה הישירה של טיל ששוגר מאיראן בבת ים

Inside the IDF unit using data to find survivors after Iranian missile strikes

The Home Front Command’s information-analysis branch maps damaged buildings, tracks unexploded cluster munitions and monitors public anxiety, giving rescue teams a detailed digital picture before they reach the scene

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.04.26

Mecha-Moloch? Meet Threehalves, the terrifying centaur robot built to enter disaster zones

The remotely operated centaur-like robot combines a stable four-legged base with modular tools for fires, collapsed buildings and toxic leaks, but its price, launch date and safety certification remain unknown

Raphael Kahan | 08.02.26

The 'angel' in uniform: the Israeli officer giving Venezuelan earthquake survivors hope

Home Front Command officer Avi Cohen is helping earthquake-hit Venezuelans determine whether they can return home, reassuring residents that damaged buildings are safe while warning that similar destruction could occur in Israel

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.26

Never surrender: the Kashmir kidnapping that became an Israeli legend

Bound and facing execution in 1991, six recently discharged IDF soldiers attacked their armed captors with their bare hands, killing three terrorists but losing their friend who led the charge

Oded Kremer, Itzik Shasho | 07.04.26

Members of a rescue team work to save seven people trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun Province, Laos; 5 of the trapped were reported to be found alive

5 villagers trapped in flooded cave in Laos found alive

Divers discovered the trapped villagers sitting on a rock surrounded by floodwater; rescuers inside and outside the cave seen cheering, jumping around and hugging each other in joy; 'I'm still shaking. Our team made it happen'

AP | 05.27.26

Divers in race against time to rescue 7 from flooded cave in Laos | Watch rescue efforts

Locals entered the cave in search of gold and were trapped when heavy rains flooded it; 'confident' they are still alive because there is still air inside the cave; Divers from Thailand cave rescue assisting the effort

ynet, News Agencies | 05.26.26

Four bodies recovered in Haifa after 18-hour rescue following Iran missile strike

Authorities said the four — an elderly couple in their 80s, their son in his 40s and his partner, a foreign national in her 30s — had apparently tried to shelter in the building’s stairwell and were buried under concrete when the structure collapsed

Eitan Glikman | 04.06.26

ד"ר ילנה קישינבסקי, מנהלת טיפול נמרץ כללי במרכז הרפואי קפלן, ובתה חזרו לארץ באוניית צים במהלך מבצע שאגת הארי

'We didn’t hesitate for a moment': 180 Israeli medical workers to return on rescue flight

A rescue flight from Athens carrying Israeli doctors and nurses is expected to land Thursday as the Health Ministry works to bring home more than 1,000 medical workers stranded abroad

Or Hadar | 03.04.26

Rescue flight plan for Israelis stranded abroad begins: this is how it will work

The rescue flight operation to repatriate Israelis stranded abroad is expected to begin Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, with Israeli airlines preparing to operate dozens of flights to Israel: this is how it will happen

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.04.26

When the sea is cold, Israelis don't rush to return on yachts during war

More expensive than flying, colder than summer and requires logistical preparation: The maritime rescue line to Israel not in demand like it was during the 12-day-war; 'People are waiting 4 days for a flight'

Assaf Kammar | 03.04.26

Teens find body in northern Israel ravine during climb

Air Force rescue unit confirms man in his 20s died in fall at Amud Stream; mother of teen who found body accuses police of leaving boys to manage scene, claims authorities deny

Yair Kraus | 02.22.26