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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

Typhoon Haiyan

Staff Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon. (Courtesy of IDF Spokesperson)
May 2, 2017, 10:21 am
Filipina IDF soldier fights for the country that saved her grandmother
Joana Chris Arpon, who is neither Jewish nor Israeli, honored Tuesday by president at Independence Day ceremony
By Andrew Tobin
Children and IsraAid volunteers in the Philippines after Typhoon Hagupit wreaked havoc, on December 22, 2014. (photo credit: Courtesy IsraAid)
December 23, 2014, 7:34 am
Israeli NGO sends team to typhoon-hit Phillippines
IsraAID provides medical care, food, services to hundreds of families devastated by storm
By ToI Staff
Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr (photo credit: Youtube screenshot)
October 27, 2014, 10:26 pm
Filipino diplomat lauds Jewish community for typhoon aid
Envoy to US says ‘Jewish people came to our succor as way we did when we opened our door to save them from Nazi persecution’
By JTA
Children in the Philippine island of Bantayan play soccer with Israeli instructors from the Mifalot organization (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)
April 19, 2014, 11:29 pm
Israelis use soccer to help Philippine kids handle trauma
After November typhoon devastated their small island, children are taught the sport as a way to cope
By ToI Staff
A crowd outside the newly established IDF field hospital in Bogo City, Philippines (Photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
November 25, 2013, 5:37 pm
After treating 2,600 patients, Israeli medical team leaves Philippines
148-strong IDF delegation, which conducted 52 surgeries and delivered 36 babies in wake of Typhoon Haiyan, hands over to EU team
By Mitch Ginsburg and JTA
The Israeli delegation's medical team treat victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, November 20, 2013. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Twitter)
From the WebNovember 23, 2013, 9:45 pm
Israeli delegation restores eyesight of blind Philippines residents
Medical team treats four residents, aged 40 to 74, suffering from pterygia, a growth in the eyes linked to UV exposure, low humidity, dust, Ynet reports
A young Filipino takes a shower at a school turned into a temporary shelter for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban, Philippines, Monday, November 18, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Dita Alangkara)
November 18, 2013, 9:48 am
Aid flowing into Philippines typhoon zone
Storm killed or left missing more than 5,000 people and left 4 million displaced
By AP
A woman shortly after giving birth at the IDF's field hospital in Bogo City, the Philippines. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
November 17, 2013, 8:12 pm
Israeli hospital treats hundreds a day in Philippines
IDF facility has delivered 12 babies, hopes to treat upwards of 2,000 survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the coming days
By Mitch Ginsburg
Members of IsraAID's medical team treat those affected by the typhoon. (Photo credit: IsraAID/Nufar Tagar)
November 16, 2013, 8:33 pm
IDF aid mission treats 370 patients in Philippines field hospital
Israeli relief organization IsraAID heads to more remote areas of typhoon-struck country to provide humanitarian and medical relief
By ToI Staff
Members of the IDF mission to the Philippines deliver their first baby boy in the field hospital they set up in the country. The baby was named 'Israel' by his parents. (IDF Rescue/Twitter)
November 15, 2013, 10:22 am
First baby born in IDF field hospital in Philippines named ‘Israel’
Humanitarian mission to typhoon-struck country, which departed Wednesday with over 100 tons of supplies, begins treating casualties
By ToI Staff
Typhoon Haiyan survivors walk through the ruins of their neighborhood in Tacloban, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/David Guttenfelder)
November 13, 2013, 9:17 pm
Israeli relief organization in Philippines: ‘Disastrous situation’
People rioting for food in Tacloban, capital of the eastern province of Leyte, putting aid workers at risk
By Stuart Winer
IDF soldiers at Ben Gurion airport before the departure of their flight to Thailand, where they were set to erect o field hospital for victims of a devastating typhoon, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 (photo credit: IDF spokesperson, Twitter)
November 13, 2013, 7:53 pm
IDF aid mission leaves for Philippines with 100 tons of supplies
The 147-member group is tasked with setting up a field hospital to treat casualties of devastating typhoon
By ToI Staff and JTA
IDF soldiers at Ben Gurion airport before the departure of their flight to Thailand, where they were set to erect o field hospital for victims of a devastating typhoon, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 (photo credit: IDF spokesperson, Twitter)
November 13, 2013, 12:15 pm
IDF aid mission leaves for Philippines
Delegation tasked with setting up a field hospital to treat casualties of a devastating typhoon
By ToI Staff and JTA
Residents cover their nose from the smell of dead bodies in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and hundreds of people dead. (Photo credit: AP/Bullit Marquez)
November 12, 2013, 5:43 pm
Israeli team in Philippines to assess typhoon damage
Doctors, search and rescue experts to set up field hospital to treat wounded
By JTA
Residents cover their nose from the smell of dead bodies in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and hundreds of people dead. (Photo credit: AP/Bullit Marquez)
November 11, 2013, 4:27 am
IDF sends assessment team to typhoon-struck Philippines
Experts in search, rescue and medical services set out to examine disaster scene; MDA considering similar move
By AP and ToI Staff
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