ZAKA

From the depths of the water to the heights of Mount Herzl

My journey as a woman into the hearts of ZAKA

Irene Nurith Cohn is a volunteer in the Zaka scuba unit
Dubi Weissenstern, CEO of ZAKA, ref!ects on the Meron tragedy.

Five years after Meron: Dubi Weissenstern on memory, mourning, and meaning

Zaka volunteers

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

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


Roman Abramovich, NGO sue Israeli bank over blocked wartime donation

The basis of the dispute centers around sanctions imposed on Abramovich by the European Union and the British government.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

ZAKA volunteer steals Hamas rocket launcher from Gaza border town

A ZAKA volunteer stole a rocket launcher and ammunition from a Gaza border town after October 7, but he was released on bail, with the court criticizing the police for arresting him.

 Members of Zaka walk through the destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as they collect the dead bodies, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023.

Haredim are willing to contribute to society, but not at the expense of their identity - opinion

When presented with opportunities, haredim have risen to the occasion and demonstrated that they are not only capable but eager to participate in many aspects of Israeli society.

Ultra orthodox Jewish men who decided to join in the IDF following the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas arrive at the IDF recruiting offices in Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv, October 23, 2023.

ZAKA volunteers are the unsung heroes of Israel's tragedy. This is why

Following the Hamas massacre on October 7, hundreds of ZAKA first responders entered southern Israel to collect the dead bodies and ensure their proper burial. 

 ZAKA Tel Aviv volunteers working to collect bodies and human remains in the communities attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

This is why Israel plans to bury hundreds of cars, with ashes and blood stains

To preserve the sanctity of those murdered by Hamas, for the first time since the establishment of the state, they decided to bury the vehicles.

 Rabbi Yaakov Rose of ZAKA Tel Aviv examining the cars with remains in southern Israel

The horrors of Kfar Aza fail to be comprehended - opinion

A visit to Kfar Aza left me speechless, nearly ill, and forever changed.

 An IDF soldier looks at the destruction in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the hardest-hit communities in the October 7 onslaught by Hamas.

One month after Oct. 7, ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza testify to its horrors

Israeli forces continue to show evidence of Hamas's atrocities in all their horror to the world press in order to combat claims of exaggeration.

A view of a weapon magazine on the floor of a house, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel, October 18, 2023.

Bazan increases aid budget for residents to NIS 30 million

"We shall continue supporting all avenues of the Israeli society, alongside maintaining a continuous supply of energy in Israel,” Chairman of the company said.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

'Many children were burnt alive,' Zaka volunteer says

ZAKA's spokesman Moti Bokatsin speaks about the work of caring for the dead in the communities attacked by Hamas.


ZAKA faces unthinkable realities after Hamas's massive strikes on Israel

Yossi Landau, head of operations for ZAKA in southern Israel, discusses the emotional toll and unyielding demands on volunteers after the devastating terrorist attacks near the Gaza border.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.