Rescue mission

Four injured in Tayibe apartment fire, including mother, children

Fire and rescue crews launched a large-scale operation after reports that people were trapped in a residential building in Tayibe.

Firefighters and rescue crews are responding to a fire in a residential building in Tayibe. July 10, 2026.
IDF's Home Front Command mission in Venezuela.

Netanyahu speaks with Venezuela delegation as the nation is forced to bury unidentified bodies

IDF's Home Front Command mission in Venezuela.

IDF maps, marks 1,300 Venezuelan buildings for demolition post-earthquake

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.

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


Venezuela earthquakes leaves 920 dead, over 50,000 reportedly missing

On-site footage showed survivors and emergency services searching for trapped people, and survivors being taken away on stretchers. In others, residents decried a lack of help.

A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.

Venezuela reels from earthquake disaster as rescuers race to find survivors

Residents of La Guaira, a popular spot for beachgoers and the worst-hit city in the country, and Moron, near the quakes' epicenter, were scrambling amid limited official help.

Damage is seen at the Hebraica Jewish Community Center in Venezuela, in the aftermath of two earthquakes, June 25, 2026

Israel to send aid mission after earthquakes devastate Venezuela, killing hundreds

Israel's Foreign and Health ministries are preparing official delegations and aid, while non-governmental organizations, including IsraAID and KKL-JNF, are also sending aid.

Emergency workers at a damaged building after an earthquake, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 24, 2026

Loggerhead turtle rescued off the coast of Haifa after sea pollution, fishing line caused injury

"Halil, the sea turtle that was rescued off the coast of Haifa, reminds us all of how beautiful, exciting, and vulnerable the nature around us is," said Haifa's Mayor, Yona Yahav.

Rescuers pose with Flute the turtle

WATCH: New footage released marking two years since operation rescuing four hostages from Hamas

The footage shows the Israel Police Counterterrorism Unit officers, who arrived at both locations simultaneously, rescuing hostages and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Hamas's Nukhba terrorists.

 The four rescued hostages seen at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on June 8, 2024

Nigerian forces rescue hundreds of abductees held by Boko Haram

The rescue operation was carried out by a joint task force that includes special forces, who forced JAS fighters to abandon their positions, the military said.

A woman rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest celebrates her freedom from Boko Haram at Malkohi camp for Internally Displaced People in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

WATCH: Eighteen rescued from Lod apartment fire, including infants and elderly

Officials confirm a full investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.

 Israeli Firefighters work to contain a fire in an 8-story residential building in Lod. May 30, 2026.

Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China's Chongqing

Rescue efforts were underway after extreme rainfall hit Chongqing’s Yongchuan district, with China allocating nearly $3 million for disaster recovery.

CHINA-WEATHER Rescuers use pumps to drain off water after heavy rains at a flooded residential compound in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on July 9, 2025.

Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse

Ambulances were on standby, and fire trucks had been deployed to assist in the rescue, Pelayo said, adding that moving the concrete debris was a challenge for rescuers.

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris as a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, May 24, 2026.

Group of deaf Israeli civilians rescued from heart of Nablus in unusual West Bank incident

The group entered the Palestinian city after reportedly being invited to a meal by a local Palestinian resident.

ISRAELI SECURITY forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.