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Sunday, December 28, 2025
Parents and child rescued from van overtaken by flood in south
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Emergency crews have rescued three members of a family whose car was caught in a flooded streambed in southern Israel.
The three, two parents and a child, were hospitalized with minor injuries after being rescued from the flash flood, the Fire and Rescue Service says in a statement.
The three were in a van that was overtaken by rushing waters in Abu Joda, a small Bedouin hamlet on the outskirts of Kseifa east of Beersheba.
Pictures and video show rescuers using an inflatable raft to reach the van as water rises to windshield level.
צפו: שירותי הכבאות פועלים לחלץ זוג הורים וילד שרכבם נלכד בשיטפון בכביש 80
צילום: מוסע אבו גודה pic.twitter.com/JRisSBX5Fq
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) December 28, 2025
Authorities also say three people reported trapped by floodwaters in Nahal Halmut, to the west of Beersheba, have been rescued.
The Times of Israel Community.