Earthquake

Rescue teams race clock in Colombia as earthquake death toll nears 300

Around 290 people have died, with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to official estimates. More than two-thirds of the deaths were concentrated in Cali and Pereira.

Rescuers work as search and rescue operations are under way at the site of the destroyed Cantabria building, following the earthquake in Cali, Colombia, August 15, 2026.
IDF Home Front Command forces operating at impact sites in Cali, Colombia, August 14, 2026.

Israeli aid delegation begins work in Colombia following deadly earthquake

Members of the Disaster Response Force (DRF) evacuate residents at a flood-affected region following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad on September 27, 2025.

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Rescuers inspect a heavily-damaged building at L. Say port following an earthquake in Maumere, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, August 15, 2026.

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Israeli aid delegation arrives in Colombia to assist with post-quake rescue operations

Israel is one of the four countries, alongside the US, Ecuador, and El Salvador, to have been requested by Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella to send a search-and-rescue team.

An Israeli rescue delegation arrives in Cali, Colombia, to assist in search and rescue efforts following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, August 14, 2026.

Race to reach trapped survivor offers hope in Colombia quake zone

285 have been killed, nearly 4,000 were injured, and 400 others are still missing from a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday.

A man cries as he embraces a rescue worker in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 13, 2026.

Israel sends 80-person rescue delegation to earthquake-hit Colombia

The delegation, headed by the commander of the Home Front Command's National Rescue and Rescue Unit, Brig.-General (res.) Yossi Pinto, includes both regular duty soldiers and reservists.

Home Front Command sends a delegation to Colombia following a deadly earthquake, August 13, 2026

What Venezuela's renewed ties with Israel could mean for Iran - analysis

Venezuela's decision to renew consular relations with Israel comes after two decades in which Caracas became Iran's principal strategic partner in Latin America.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attend a news conference in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2022.

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

The earthquake struck on Monday, with a magnitude of 7.4 that shook Colombia's coastal Choco province, and has killed at least 250 people.

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

Israel sends aid delegation to Colombia in aftermath of earthquake that killed at least 250 people

Emergency teams aided by police, soldiers and volunteers have been working with excavators and, at times, their bare hands, hunting for survivors beneath debris.

Rescue workers and residents stand atop a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026

ZAKA welcomes renewed Israel-Venezuela ties after earthquake aid mission

ZAKA leadership welcomed the renewal of diplomatic ties between Israel and Venezuela, saying the organization’s recent humanitarian efforts helped pave the way for renewed relations.

ZAKA personnel in Venezuela.

Colombia continues search and rescue operations after earthquake, over 250 killed

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia's coffee-growing heartland early on Monday, killing at least 250 people.

Volunteers and emergency personnel gather at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026.

Colombia earthquake ‘reminded me of Israel’s sirens and bombs,’ Israeli in Bogota tells 'Post'

As the earthquake struck, an Israeli family experienced “something beautiful” when Colombians gathered around them and asked the family to bless them.

People evacuate after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026.

At least 224 killed, more trapped under rubble after 7.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar shared his concerns about the earthquake in a statement and offered his Colombian counterpart any assistance Israel could provide in the aftermath of the quake.

People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026.