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A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli river in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal, August 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 30, 2026, 9:19 pm
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Death toll passes 800 with 3,000 still missing, as rescuers scramble to find survivors of Wednesday’s flood; residents begin to return to ruined homes; mass burials begin
By Agencies
A teacher educates children at the al-Mawasi camp in the Gaza Children's Village. (Courtesy)
August 25, 2026, 10:04 am
Israeli aid group announces new medical clinic for 10,000 children in Gaza refugee camp
Set to open September 1 in crowded Al-Mawasi, facility will provide vaccinations, consultations, rehab for children with disabilities, education services with anti-hate messaging
By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
Rescue workers carry Hernán Alberto Gil Flores Gil who was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
July 2, 2026, 9:29 pm
Man rescued from rubble of his workplace eight days after Venezuela earthquakes
Multinational rescue team worked over 100 hours to free security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores; footage shows rescue of dog trapped under rubble for five days
By AP and Sue Surkes
Rescuers load a person onto an ambulance after being pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following back-to-back earthquakes. (Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP)
June 29, 2026, 8:54 am
Father, son pulled from rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes as crucial rescue window closes
Rescue of man and his teen son offers hope to teams racing against the clock to find further survivors of twin quakes that left at least 1,450 dead, tens of thousands missing
By Agencies
This aerial picture shows buildings destroyed during twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
June 28, 2026, 2:49 am
Frustration mounts in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
Tension running high as Venezuelans accuse government of an inadequate response to the back-to-back quakes that have devastated the South American nation
By regina garcia cano, ANDRY RINCÓN and MEGAN JANETSKY
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)
June 25, 2026, 5:35 pm
Israel making ‘immediate preparations’ to send aid team to quake-stricken Venezuela
No Israelis known to be harmed in devastating natural disaster that has killed more than 150; Israeli nonprofit NATAN sends team as ZAKA, IsraAid prepare to mobilize
By Nava Freiberg, Sue Surkes and Agencies
Alice Miller, CEO of Natan Worldwide Disaster Relief in The Times of Israel's Jerusalem office / Natan volunteers onsite in Morocco. (courtesy)
February 10, 2026, 10:44 pm
Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7
Known for opening the doors to female combat soldiers in the IDF, Miller is still fighting Israeli societal norms and is today helping facilitate medical treatment in the Strip
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Charlotte Niddam in a social media video posted on September 9, 2025. (Screenshot/TikTok/@charlotteniddam; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 4, 2026, 10:55 pm
Israeli teen Charlotte Niddam confirmed dead in New Year’s fire at Swiss ski resort
Israel’s ZAKA volunteers said to help identify body after over 40 killed in Alps disaster; Niddam, who was also a UK and French citizen, went to Jewish school in London
By ToI Staff
IsraAID team member organizes relief supplies for Hurricane Harvey victims in shelters in Dallas, Texas, August 29, 2017. (IsraAID)
November 15, 2023, 1:04 am
Created to aid in crises abroad, Israeli NGOs are applying their expertise at home
IsraAID, OLAM and other organizations used to carrying out disaster relief missions throughout the world now find themselves responding to the aftermath of the Oct. 7 onslaught
By Deborah Danan
MK Moshe Gafni leads a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, which he chairs, on October 23, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
October 26, 2023, 3:34 pm
Brothers in Arms protest group okayed for tax break after shifting to aid mission
Knesset Finance Committee head Moshe Gafni sets aside tension with group that tried to torpedo judicial overhaul, force Haredi draft as it now scrambles to help those hurt by war
By Sue Surkes
A soldier walks at the site of the massive explosion at the port of Beirut, August 6, 2020. (Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP)
August 6, 2020, 6:49 pm
Rebuffed by Lebanon, Israelis seek workarounds to get help to Beirut
With direct assistance seemingly off table, doctors at Sheba draw up plan to treat victims in third country and aid group collects items to send from North America and Australia
By Nathan Jeffay and ToI Staff
National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University founder, Dr. Irwin Redlener. (Children's Health Fund)
April 2, 2020, 5:51 am
In virus epicenter NYC, disaster guru puts blame squarely on Trump White House
Founder of Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness, mayoral adviser Dr. Irwin Redlener charges US president with massive delay in testing, mixed messages
By Rich Tenorio
The director of the epidemics service, Dr Karina Glick, checking a patient vital signs monitor at a ward, while wearing protective clothing, during a press presentation of the hospitalization service for future patients with coronavirus at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, on March 16, 2020, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)/
March 24, 2020, 11:51 pm
Health Ministry document reveals Israel has only 50 backup ventilators
Letter updates that 192 emergency breathing machines have been distributed, with nearly 20% of them already in use; doctors expect need to soar in coming weeks
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighter wearing protective clothes disinfects the entrance of the emergency of Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem on March 22, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 23, 2020, 8:37 pm
Comptroller report: Israel’s healthcare system cannot cope with a pandemic
Officials in newly appointed comptroller’s office blast him for delayed publication, saying report was ready months ago, failure to name those at fault means criticism is toothless
By Jacob Magid
During Superstorm Sandy Cpt. Dana Hall served as the Commander for Mission Execution. She and her team worked out of a SUNY college building. (Courtesy/ Cpt. Dana Hall)
January 12, 2020, 11:56 pm
From Ebola to hurricanes, mom in uniform keeps people safe while keeping kosher
As an officer in the US Public Health Service, Cpt. Dana Hall provides disaster relief to victims the world over, and is the only Orthodox woman in the 6,500-strong force
By Cathryn J. Prince
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