ZAKA

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip

The exact circumstances of his death are still under investigation, but the initial assessment is that he was struck by a vehicle while cycling.

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.
ZAKA international team pictured at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Israeli man in his 30s found dead in Thailand hotel room

ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

Israeli and Venezuelen flags stand together; illustrative

After 17 years, Israel and Venezuela begin rebuilding ties through humanitarian aid - comment


US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Building a fortress of resilience together, against those who seek to harm

Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA &  Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson

ZAKA, United Hatzalah send emergency teams to assist victims of Bondi Beach shooting

“This is a brutal terror attack targeting Jews because of their identity. ZAKA operates anywhere in the world where Jews are harmed," said Haim Weingarten, ZAKA’s deputy director of operations.

Two Zaka vans laden with emergency rescue packs in orange colored packagin parked outside departures waiting to make their way to check in.

ZAKA’s Rosenberg: 'We’re taking yesterday’s trauma to build a safer, kinder tomorrow'

ZAKA U.S. director details unprecedented October 7 toll and global impact of new trauma-care model 

Moshe Rosenberg, Executive Director Zaka Search and Rescue

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

14 Israelis rescued from vehicles across Yavne • Two students injured as tree collapses in Rishon Lezion • Netanya man found dead with severe hypothermia • 19-year-old from Bnei Brak still missing

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Daughter of executed software engineer calls for the UN to establish 'ZAKA for Iran'

Gazelle Sharmahd, whose father, Jamshid Sharmahd, was executed by the Iranian regime in 2024, issued a public plea to the UN after her father's body was returned with multiple parts missing.

A demonstrator holds a picture of Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd , who has been sentenced to death in Iran, with his daughter Gazelle Sharmahd during a demonstration for his release in front of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin on July 31, 2023.

When disaster hits, civilians save lives first - opinion

Around the world, civilians are becoming the first to save lives in disasters, showing why emergency systems must recognize and support them.

ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene. Governments must formalize the role of civilian responders. They need equipment, secure communication channels, training, and post-event mental health care, says the writer.

ZAKA leaders to discuss importance of civilian first-responders at Jpost Washington Conference

Dubi Weissenstern ZAKA CEO, “Government authorities around the world must begin recognizing civilian first-responders as a significant and legitimate force.”

Dubi Weissenstern

The New First Responders: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

The world we live in is not the one our legacy emergency systems were built for. The people saving lives are not always in uniform; they are our neighbors, our friends and our family members.

Zaka volunteers

Voices of October 7: Simcha Greiniman shared with Chen G. Schimmel

"We’re ordinary people thrust into something far beyond ourselves. There is no training, no preparation that could prepare you to face such darkness."

"Holy Work" Edut Mekomit's Photograph of the year 2024

No. 37: Dubi Weissenstern, leader of ZAKA

As CEO of ZAKA, Weissenstern has played a central role in crisis management, strategic planning, and external relations through some of Israel’s most challenging periods.

Dubi Weissenstern