Ecuador

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

"In the end, we believe the days have already passed and that what we will find now is death," said Major Jorge Montanero, leader of the EQ11 team from Guayaquil, located on Ecuador's Pacific coast.

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.
(L-R) Chairman of Selection Committee, The Genesis Prize Foundation, David Hatchwell, Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation.

Lawmakers from 12 Latin American countries back Isaac Accords, Jerusalem embassy move

The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Ecuadorean candidate for UN chief says world body must shrink

Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights


3 new snake species found beneath churches, graveyards in Ecuador - study

Graveyards in the Ecuadorian Andes are not only home to the deceased but are inhabited by ground snakes from the genus Atractus, which includes roughly 146 species.

 Snakes caught being carried by young adults at Ben-Gurion Airport, August 29, 2022

Ecuador to move toward Israel at UN, opens Jerusalem innovation office

Jerusalem and Quito have had formal diplomatic ties since 1949, but Lasso's arrival here on Monday marks the first time that the country's president has visited Israel. 

Educator announces opening of official innovation office in Jerusalem, May 12, 2022. L to R: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso and Israel's Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen, May 12, 2022.

President of Ecuador arrives with 100-member delegation

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso is the first sitting president of Ecuador to visit Israel.

 The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso at the Western Wall, May 10,2022.

At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide

The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.

Astronaut Photo of Quito, Ecuador taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 28 on September 5, 2011.

Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead, dozens injured

Dozens were gathered outside the prison waiting for news of loved ones, who many said they had not heard from since Friday afternoon.

A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.

WikiLeaks acted in public interest, 'Pentagon Papers' leaker tells hearing

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was careful to ensure that the names of informants in hundreds of thousands of leaked secret US government documents were never published.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016.

One Israeli killed, one injured in Ecuador prison riots

Convict Shai Dahan, 38, was found lifeless in his cell at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil by officers during a riot.

A man holds an Ecuadorian flag in the aftermath of protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, after Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019.

Israel donates wheelchairs to coronavirus-battered Ecuador

The donation was made by the Israeli Embassy in Ecuador, and was given to Jorge Yunda, mayor of Ecuador's capital city, Quito.

Wheelchair (illustrative)

Iranians arrested in Ecuador for traveling with fake Israeli IDs

It is unclear why they had the fake passports or if they were affiliated with Iran's intelligence services.

An Israeli passport