Israeli medical delegation heading to assist hurricane-struck Jamaica

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5 November 2025, 9:50 am

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Reporter at The Times of Israel

An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica, October 30, 2025, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. (AP/Matias Delacroix)

The Health Ministry states that a medical delegation is leaving for Jamaica today to provide humanitarian assistance following the hurricane that struck the island last week.

The ministry’s deputy director general, Dr. Sefi Mendelovich, and Shaare Zedek Medical Center director Prof. Ofer Marin will lead approximately 30 doctors, nurses and paramedical staff from hospitals across the country to the island.

Also, the Foreign Affairs Ministry says that it has directed the immediate dispatch of Israeli Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Raslan Abu Rukun and a diplomatic team to Jamaica to coordinate humanitarian assistance activities with the Jamaican government.