Rescue Operation

Rescue teams in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydroelectric power station tunnel nine days after a glacier collapse. They are the first survivors found among hundreds of workers still missing following the disaster.

8 days after the flood disaster, more than 4,200 are still missing on the Tibet border, and families who have lost hope have begun symbolic funeral rites, burning straw dolls instead of the remains of their loved ones. Rescue teams are clearing a path to those trapped in power plants, 9,300 soldiers are opening roads and have begun evacuating survivors using zip lines over the Trishuli River...

Exactly one week after the flood disaster on the border with Tibet, the official death toll stands at 1,130 and the number of missing at nearly 4,500, including hundreds of foreign citizens from 39 countries, among them two Israelis. The Nepal Electricity Authority reveals that dozens of workers from a hydroelectric power station are likely in an underground space with survival supplies. Rescue...

A week after the flood disaster, a race against time continues in Nepal to try to rescue hundreds of workers trapped in the tunnels of hydroelectric plants - but even drones that flew inside found no signs of life: "They filled up with mud like toothpaste in a tube. No space was left." One of the survivors recounts to the BBC: "We ran with all our might, I almost lost consciousness from the...

An IDF special forces unit rescued a Jewish woman from a house in the village of Deir Ballut in Samaria on Friday. The woman was rescued unharmed after attempting to flee from her husband's home.

23 people were trapped on a high-altitude carousel at a summer festival in Hamburg. After hours, the ride was restarted and the passengers were rescued unharmed.

Over the past 24 hours, Civil Administration forces rescued three Israeli citizens who entered Palestinian Authority territories in the areas of Ramallah, Jericho, and Bethlehem. Among those rescued: an armed reservist handed over to the IDF, a citizen who entered Jericho intentionally, and a person with mental health issues. The security establishment reiterates: entering Area A is...

Three families of Jews from across Europe and the USA went on a trip in Austria and strayed from the path into dangerous terrain. Authorities were forced to rescue the hikers who had not planned the trip well, and one of the rescuers estimated that the cost would amount to tens of thousands of euros.

The Home Front Command's 'Brit Re'im' delegation has successfully rescued the last individuals trapped under rubble in Colombia. Following the rescue of all missing persons, Israeli forces are continuing to assess structural damage in the affected areas.

A family from Ma'ale Adumim spent four hours trapped in a flooded tunnel following sudden heavy rains. The father criticized the local maintenance, while police officers successfully rescued the family through the car windows.

Tomer Aizner, a Galei Tzahal technician, boarded the station's traffic helicopter for a routine mission. Hours later, he was hanging in the air, struggling to save a 100 kg stranger in a dramatic rescue kept secret for years. The 'Digging Journalism' podcast revisits this event from 35 years ago.

A group of 36 tourists, including citizens from Belgium, Austria, the USA, and the UK, became stranded on a dangerous slope in the Austrian Alps. Lacking proper gear and having veered off-trail, 14 individuals required helicopter rescue via hoist.

An unusual incident in the northern Sea of Galilee stirred rescue forces over the weekend after a boat that departed from the Setai beach began taking on water. Marine police officers and MADA teams were dispatched to the scene following a distress call.

An American citizen who fell ill was evacuated from a research station on the frozen continent in an extraordinary operation and was safely transferred for medical care in New Zealand. The pilot who led the rescue operation: "The conditions were really at the limit of the capability - even of the most special aircraft."

The 102 dispatch center of the Fire and Rescue Authority received a report on Friday regarding a child whose hand was trapped inside a metal mixer whisk at home. Upon arrival, firefighters found the child unable to free his hand from the rigid metal wires.

Three individuals were rescued after their rubber boat drifted into the middle of the Sea of Galilee near HaShikmim Beach in Tiberias. A United Hatzalah patrol boat located them suffering from mild dehydration and brought them safely to shore.

The response to the call to establish a «669 of the ground forces», complex rescue operations in Gaza and Lebanon, destruction zones around the world, preparations for an earthquake in Israel, and the Iranian missile that even surprised him. Right before he flies off to study, Lt. Col. Shlomi Ben-Yair, commander of the Rescue Corps in the Home Front Command, sums up two challenging years in the...

Dozens of residents and tourists in southern Crete were forced to seek refuge in the sea due to a massive wildfire. A total of 31 people were rescued by the Coast Guard and private vessels from the Agios Pavlos area.

Fire and rescue teams are conducting a complex extraction operation at the Southern Port. There is currently no information regarding the worker's condition.

Four people were injured in a fire that broke out in a residential building in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of Jerusalem, including one child in serious condition and two others in moderate condition. Fire and police forces are currently on-site conducting rescue operations.