A teenage boy is seen on a platform hanging from the rope of a crane above a high-rise building as firefighters attempt to rescue him in Jerusalem on November 24, 2025.(Fire and Rescue Service)
Emergency services are working to rescue a teenage boy found sitting on a platform suspended from a crane’s hook, hanging over a 36-floor building near the entrance to Jerusalem.
He is currently crouching on a narrow flat surface just above where the payload is typically attached to the crane’s cable.
The high-rise is the same unfinished structure from which a 20-year-old fell to his death in an apparent suicide during an anti-draft protest in the capital last month.
After making eye contact with the boy, who is aged around 15, Fire and Rescue teams began working to bring him down safely from the height.
Several firefighters are currently climbing the crane in order to reach him.
Initial findings indicate that this is not a suicide attempt, fire officials say.
“This is a very complex rescue, both due to the great height and the challenging and problematic angle at which the crane is positioned. The firefighters are acting with judgment and professionalism to build a rope system that will allow safe access to the teenager and his rescue,” says Shai Nehemiah, the commander at the scene.
A teenage boy is seen hanging from the rope of a crane above a high-rise building as firefighters attempt to rescue him in Jerusalem on November 24, 2025. (Fire and Rescue Service)
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