Nepal

Israeli among hundreds still missing in Nepal after catastrophic flood, death toll nears 300

ZAKA is officially investigating the disappearance of one Israeli national, who has not responded to attempts at contact so far.

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A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following devastating floods at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026.
Damaged houses following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026.

Flash flood in Southeast Asia kills 162, hundreds of tourists missing, including one Israeli

Some 384 travelers, including 341 foreign nationals, were reported missing after torrential floods in Nepal. The Foreign Ministry said there is no concern that any Israeli tourists were killed.

|ByREUTERS
Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attend a press briefing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 1, 2026, providing details on the number and condition of Nepali citizens residing in conflict-affected Middle Eastern countries.

Nepal restarts Gulf work permits after Iran conflict halted labor migration

About 75% of Nepali workers abroad are in the Middle East, mostly in construction, and remittances make up over a quarter of the country’s $42 billion economy.

|ByREUTERS
, Israeli Ambassador Yaron Mayer, celebrating his first Vietnamese new year.

Vietnam looks to Israel’s hi-tech industry for opportunity as diplomatic ties at a high - interview

Israeli ambassador Yaron Mayer told the ‘Post’ that Jerusalem-Hanoi relations were at an all-time high.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Flight carrying IDF rescue teams to return to Israel from Nepal

Israel is operating the largest humanitarian presence in Nepal, with over 250 doctors and rescue personnel working around the clock to locate and treat an almost equal number of Israelis.

MAY 3, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
IDF rescue team heads to Nepal

Search intensifies in Nepal for missing trekker Or Asraf

The IDF, together with the Nepalese Army and United Hatzalah, have combed the area for the last two days, based on information they received from trekkers who were in the area at the time.

MAY 3, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
Or Asraf, the missing Israeli hiker, seen here in Nepal

Efforts resume to locate last missing Israeli in Nepal

Or Asraf, was last seen in the Langtang area of Nepal, before the massive earthquake struck last week.

MAY 2, 2015ByDANA SOMBERG/MAARIV HASHAVUA, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Or Asraf, the missing Israeli hiker, seen here in Nepal

Helicopter search underway for missing Israeli trekker; IDF rescues 21 others

“We will do everything we can to bring him [Asraf] home,” Liberman says.

MAY 1, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Or Asraf, the missing Israeli hiker, seen here in Nepal

Comment: Being there first requires being the best

It’s no wonder that the other, smaller, independent first-response organizations in Israel are required to follow MDA standards.

APRIL 30, 2015ByARNOLD GERSON
Magen David Adom in Nepal

My Word: Split screen: Nepal, Israel

No need to go to Kathmandu to discover that Israelis know how to come together to offer support.

APRIL 30, 2015ByLIAT COLLINS
IDF rescue team in Nepal

Why Nepal?

This commitment is not easy and it is not cheap.

APRIL 30, 2015ByELI BEER
Video shows Nepal quake damage

Grapevine: From Nepal with love

President Reuven Rivlin wants to hear eyewitness versions from people who were actually there.

APRIL 30, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin

WATCH: The world through the eyes of an IDF sniffer dog at work in Nepal

Israeli rescue teams are operating under the command of the Nepalese military

APRIL 30, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
IDF search dog looks for survivors in rubble in Nepal

Netanyahu: Israel doing all it can to track down missing hiker in Nepal

Or Asraf is the last Israeli national in Nepal who has yet to be accounted for.

APRIL 30, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Or Asraf, the missing Israeli hiker, seen here in Nepal