Search and Rescue Brigade

At least six injured after shrapnel hits Tel Aviv area following Iranian missile launch, MDA says

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that firefighters had been dispatched to Tel Aviv and extinguished several vehicle fires.

MARCH 24, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Emergency responders at the scene of shrapnel hitting central Israel, March 24, 2026.

The aftermath of a direct Hezbollah rocket hit on a residence in Upper Galilee, March 11, 2026.

Hezbollah launches about 200 rockets at Israel’s North in joint attack with Iran, five injured

In response to Hezbollah's rocket barrage, the IDF resumed strikes on Dahiyeh, Beirut, and is considering attacking Lebanon's civilian infrastructure, a source told the 'Post.'

MARCH 11, 2026|ByCORINNE BAUM, JAMES GENN, AMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF celebrates new search and rescue unit amid growing tensions with Iran

Nicknamed "The Lion Battalion," this unit was originally formed in response to the October 7th attack.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|ByAVI ASHKENAZI

HIKERS ENJOY the Israel National Trail at the dry Amud Stream Nature Reserve, near Kibbutz Hukuk in northern Israel, November 29, 2025.

Israeli teens find dead body on hiking trail, rescue units struggle to help

Rescue forces announced that the operation had been complex, involving a series of rope systems in a difficult environment.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Indonesia locates remains of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

The ATR 42-500 turboprop owned by aviation group Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. local time around in South Sulawesi.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByREUTERS

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide, which hit Cibeunying village on November 13, in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia, November 15, 2025.

Jerusalem marathon 2026 to offer special benefits for IDF reservists

The 15th Jerusalem Marathon, scheduled for March 27, offers special discounts for IDF reservists and security forces.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

MARATHON DAY in Jerusalem is always one of the most energetic and fun experiences of the year throughout the capital.

Police, volunteers conducting searches following fears Israeli swept away in river flooding

Israel Police and Etzion-Yehuda search and rescue volunteers are searching the Meitar River area after concerns that a person was swept away, authorities said Monday.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByJAMES GENN

Authorities conduct searches for an individual swept away by currents in Meitar River, near the Dead Sea, December 29, 2025.

Itamar Shlesinger's remains found after two years near Ein Hod in northern Israel

Shlesinger, a 33-year-old from Haifa, went missing on September 22, 2023, after being involved in a car accident in the Ein Hod area of the Carmel.

DECEMBER 23, 2025ByYOAV ITIEL

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.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByDUBI WEISSENSTERN

How a wounded IDF commander led under fire: 'If I don't fight, my soldiers won't survive'

“If I don’t respond, if I don’t fight, my soldiers won’t survive – and neither will I,” 22-year-old Lt. R. told The Jerusalem Report.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByCHANI KAPLAN

Soldiers in the Search and Rescue Brigade complete a month of basic training, then a six-month advanced course qualifying them first as infantry and then in search and rescue.

From drones to robot dogs, Israeli start-ups are reshaping emergency response

At Tel Aviv’s UVID conference, start-ups showed off hydrogen-powered cargo drones and agile robot dogs that map dangerous spaces and aid rescue missions.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER