Search and Rescue Brigade

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
MARATHON DAY in Jerusalem is always one of the most energetic and fun experiences of the year throughout the capital.
Authorities conduct searches for an individual swept away by currents in Meitar River, near the Dead Sea, December 29, 2025.

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
Itamar Shlesinger.

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.

|ByYOAV ITIEL
Zaka volunteers

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.

|ByDUBI 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
Gadfin's Spirit One drone

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues

At least 36 students have been confirmed dead, and 27 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school collapsed in East Java, Indonesia.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Search and rescue operations search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 1, 2025.

Kinneret: Search Operation for Missing Military Reservist During Recreational Leave

United Hatzalah representatives confirm that the specialized response unit is coordinating with security and rescue authorities

AUGUST 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Hatzalah search and rescue units are conducting an active search

IDF soldiers who defended Zikim on Oct.7 return as officers to train newest recruits

Sec.-Lt.s A., N., and Y., return to Zikim after having to stave off Hamas's brutal attack on October 7, 2023, with just six weeks of training.

AUGUST 1, 2025ByAVI ASHKENAZI
Sec.-Lt. A., Sec.-Lt. N, and Sec.-Lt. Y.

'The test of our lives': Home Front Command officers share unit's successes during Israel-Iran war

Col. (res.) Yossi Pinto, and Maj. A described how the Search and Rescue Brigade were able to operate and react to the impact of Iran's ballistic missile barrages.

JULY 20, 2025ByAMIR BOHBOT
Commander of the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Brigade, Colonel (res.) Yossi Pinto during a presentation; illustrative.

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

How data have helped Israel fight wildfires, and how the Home Front Command and the Search and Rescue Brigade are transforming how Israel responds to emergencies.

JUNE 19, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IDF SOLDIERS are prepared to conduct combat and help in emergencies