Foreign aid

Israel sends aid delegation to Colombia in aftermath of earthquake that killed at least 250 people

Emergency teams aided by police, soldiers and volunteers have been working with excavators and, at times, their bare hands, hunting for survivors beneath debris.

AUGUST 13, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

Rescue workers and residents stand atop a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026

Rescue personnel assist in rescue efforts after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 27, 2026.

Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to over 1,400 dead, at least 3,238 injured

The US Geological Survey estimated more than 10,000 deaths were possible from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which would place them among Latin America's deadliest of the last century.

JUNE 28, 2026|ByREUTERS

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.

Venezuela welcomes 1,600 foreign rescuers in urgent search for quake survivors

Foreign rescuers arrived on 17 flights to Venezuela with 25 additional flights expected in the next day to aid the search and recovery of over 54,000 missing people after the earthquakes.

JUNE 27, 2026|ByREUTERS

Netanyahu speaks with reservists at Kibbutz Migdal Oz, 18 June, 2026.

Israel must build independent armaments network to end US aid dependency, Netanyahu says

"I want armaments independence. I deeply appreciate the support we have received, and which I have also brought over the years, from our American friends," the PM said.

JUNE 24, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

US foreign aid to Israel

Is the Israeli defense industry ready for the new framework?

FEBRUARY 4, 2020ByMEITAL STAVINSKY, RON KLEIN

An Israel Defense Force soldier from the 401th Brigade

Is continued military aid to Israel in jeopardy?

For the first time, several leading presidential contenders are talking about using aid to Israel as leverage to make sure US funds are used to advance American policy goals.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2018.

Bernie Sanders would use foreign aid as leverage on Israel

"I think what has happened is in recent years under Netanyahu you have an extreme right-wing government with many racist tendencies."

JULY 29, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS

Sri Lankan ambassador to Israel: 'We are still in shock'

Envoy to Israel says waiting for word from Colombo regarding assistance needs

APRIL 23, 2019ByHERB KEINON

Tel Aviv lit up in a display of the Sri Lanka flag

U.S. to cut aid to Central America due to migrant crisis

At a rally on the border in El Paso, Texas, Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke denounced Trump's immigration policies as the politics of "fear and division."

MARCH 31, 2019ByREUTERS