ZAKA. Ready for whatever tomorrow brings…
Mere days ago, Israel was in a state of traumatic chaos. 4,050 rockets constantly rained down on the populous, forcing millions of Israeli's to take shelter and causing irreparable damage throughout central and southern Israel. Innocent lives were lost, homes were...
Moshe Gomru, Commander, Central District ZAKA, who was at the scene of the fatal rocket attack this evening in Rishon leZion: "This was a two-story building that received a direct hit at the front of the building. When I arrived, there was a large commotion. I saw a...
Almost a week after the disaster at Mount Meron in which 45 people lost their lives, dozens of ZAKA Search and Rescue volunteers and paramedics returned to the scene of the disaster, for psychological and emotional counseling, to grieve together and for a memorial...
At least 44 people were killed and over 150 were injured at the mass Lag Ba'Omer festivities in Mount Meron in northern Israel in the early hours of this morning. ZAKA volunteer Haim Spielberg, who took care of the scene: "This is one of the most difficult disasters I...
Last night’s festive Lag Ba’Omer celebration on Mount Meron tragically turned into a Mass Casualty Event leaving 44 dead and hundreds injured in a deadly stampede. First and foremost, ZAKA Search and Rescue expresses its deepest condolences to the grieving families....
ZAKA is happy to report that a new 4X4 All Terrain Vehicle was delivered to our headquarters in the Northern Israeli town of Meron today. This impressive machine is equipped with state-of-the-art medical and rescue technologies that will aid the crew stationed there...
Together with the Environmental Protection Authority, ZAKA has begun a joint mission to survey soil off the coast of Israel’s northern shores to locate tar deposits.
The management of the ZAKA Search and Rescue organization, its members and volunteers received with shock and astonishment the testimonies allegedly related to its chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav that were published Thursday by Haaretz. The organization's management has...
"Have we become indifferent?! It’s just shocking that this has become part of our routine." As we look back on the many tragic effects of the corona pandemic in 2020, there is yet another grim and alarming statistic to consider. In 2020, ZAKA volunteers dealt with 157...
ZAKA volunteers from Samaria who operated at the scene of the grizzly terrorist attack where Esther Horgan was murdered on Sunday, visited the grieving family offering their condolences. ZAKA’s team, which included the organization's chairman, Yehuda ‘Meshi’ Zahav,...
