Rescue mission

Twelve-year-old Israeli killed after boat capsizes on Jordan River

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority and Israel Police officers searched for the boy, but he was lifeless by the time he was located.

Israeli authorities carry out searches after a boat capsized in the Jordan River on Sunday, leading to the death of an Israeli child, August 9, 2026
A group of migrants wade away after trying to board a crowded inflatable dinghy and leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, at the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, May 23, 2026

More than 150 migrants rescued by French, British teams after boat caught fire in English Channel

United Hatzalah ambulance boat in the Sea of Galilee.

Three teenage boys rescued by United Hatzalah in Sea of Galilee after drifting to deep waters

Rescuers search for missing people during an operation after a passenger boat KM Nurul Salsa sank off Selayar island in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 17, 2026.

Five survivors found clinging to fish trap after Indonesian boat sinks with dozens missing


Watch- These IDF soldiers are responsible for saving hundreds of wounded in the Gaza Strip

Over the span of 1500 operations, the soldiers of the Operational Mobility School evacuated hundreds of injured soldiers, saving their lives.

 IDF units 669 and 5515 evacuating wounded soldiers from Gaza onto a helicopter to receive treatment.

Saving lives in Gaza: How the IDF rescues wounded troops while under fire

Within minutes upon request, the teams quickly evacuate those injured while continuing medical treatment until the injured are transferred onto the helicopter or mounted evacuation vehicles.

IDF units 669 and 5515 evacuating wounded soldiers from Gaza onto a helicopter to receive treatment.

IDF soldier miraculously survives anti-tank missile blast

After his vest miraculously shifted shrapnel away from vital organs, combat soldier "R." was able to receive life-saving treatment.


Chinese rescuers brave freezing cold to find earthquake survivors

Temperatures around the earthquake epicenter in Gansu fell to about minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday night.

 An aerial view shows emergency tents at Dahejia village amid rescue operations following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023.

118 killed in earthquake in northwestern China

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county before midnight on Monday; Freezing temperatures put rescue teams in a race against the cold to prevent secondary disasters.

 Residents keep warm by a fire next to damaged buildings at Dahejia town following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China December 19, 2023.

Delegation from Mexican Jewish community arrives in Israel to assist ZAKA search and rescue teams

 Delegation from Mexican Jewish community

IDF rescues soldier held hostage by Hamas

Private Ori Megedish was rescued 23 days after she was kidnapped from southern Israel.

 Private Ori Megidish has been reunited with her family, October 30, 2023.

Elite Israeli soldier rescues tree owl from Kfar Aza wreckage

Hefer pointed out how, as the Reconnaissance Brigade’s emblem is an owl, it was fitting that he should be the one to find and rescue the bird.

 Nahal Soldier rescues owl in Kfar Azza, October 2023

MDA medics recount being meters away from Hamas terrorists amid massacre

Recruiting reinforcement teams for Magen David Adom in the field.


Soldiers save Holocaust survivor from near death, for second time in his life

"Our mission was clear: thwart terrorist activities, rescue trapped civilians, and ensure the safety of Israeli residents."

Some of the area that required the IDF to rescue a stranded Holocaust survivor.