Rescue mission

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

“To be abducted in Athens on an Air France plane makes sense,” Gonen said. “But to be abducted at home, in the State of Israel, it was too much.”

|ByDEBORAH DAHAN/JTA
PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.
Israeli volunteers help with rescue efforts in Venezuela following the recent twin earthquakes in the country.

Israeli aid delegations continue rescue operations in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes

“We go to every site where information is received about people who were inside buildings that collapsed,” said Eran Magen, head of the rescue delegation.

|BySHIR PERETS
DORON ALMOG HAS served as chairman of The Jewish Agency since 2022.

Life story that goes beyond Entebbe: 'I swore near his burnt tank to never leave a soldier behind'

Fifty years after Entebbe, Doron Almog revisits war, family, loss, and the profound lessons his son Eran taught him about humanity, dignity, and shared responsibility.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
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.

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.

|ByREUTERS

Dead Sea tragedy: Israeli child killed, eight injured in landslide

Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE, MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
The scene of a rockslide at Nahal David near the Dead Sea. August 24, 2023

At least six dead, dozens rescued as migrant boat crossing Channel from France capsizes

The maritime prefecture confirmed that there had been at least one death and said search and rescue operations were ongoing.

AUGUST 12, 2023ByREUTERS
A view of migrants on the beach at sunrise after a fail attempt to cross the Channel to the UK on a small boat, in Sangatte, near Calais, France, August 10, 2023.

Israel rescues more than 200 citizens, aliyah candidates from Ethiopia

The operation comes as violent clashes arose between the Ethiopian Army and the FANO militia in the Amhara province, trapping some 150 Israelis.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
People from the Jewish Agency together with volunteers from the TEN project moments before taking off.

US prosecutors rush to evacuate colleagues from Afghanistan

Twenty-nine Afghan prosecutors have been killed by the Taliban in the last two years.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByCLINT VAN WINKLE/THE MEDIA LINE
US Marines load onto a U.S. C-17 Globemaster from McGuire Air Force Base to be transported to Afghanistan from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait August 18, 2021. Picture taken August 18, 2021

Rescue mission saves 13 Israelis from Ethiopia conflict

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer said that Israel is closely following the state of emergency in Ethiopia due to conflicts in the Amhara region.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA!
A Tigrayan Militia member stands next to construction machinery destroyed during the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) on the outskirts of Samre, Ethiopia.

Baby walrus receives 'cuddle therapy' from lucky wildlife experts

The one-month-old calf was found four miles from the sea without his mother.

AUGUST 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock "cuddling" from animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old alive.

Israeli father found dead after family goes missing while hiking

The father seemingly suffered from dehydration after separating from the rest of the family during the hike.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nahal Yetev.

Israel to send two firefighting jets to aid in Greece wildfires

The statement from the Prime Minister's Office emphasized the nation's commitment to "stand by Greece in combating massive wildfires."

JULY 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Men help a firefighter as they try to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village Vlyhada, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2023.

Cruise turned crisis: Woman who fell overboard on Royal Caribbean ship survives

The passenger, 42, was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas heading from Florida to Willemstad, Curaçao when she fell off the tenth deck.

JUNE 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Imagine going on a cruise in the sky.

Heartwarming: Chimpanzee experiences freedom, sees sky for first time

Vanilla, a 29-year-old chimpanzee previously held in captivity, embraces her newfound freedom at Save the Chimps nature reserve in Florida.

JUNE 28, 2023ByWALLA!