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Another antisemitic arson attack in Melbourne

David Marlow — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:42:02 +0000

The Melbourne Jewish community has been targeted in another antisemitic arson attack, with a billboard promoting an event featuring United Hatzalah firebombed. The attack comes amid heightened concern following a series of fire-related incidents targeting Jewish symbols and institutions in Melbourne. In December, a rabbi’s car displaying a Chanukah sign was firebombed in St Kilda […]

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United Hatzalah volunteers reunite with Beit Shemesh missile strike survivor

Simmy Allen — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:06:02 +0000

In a moving reunion, United Hatzalah volunteers recently met with Penina Cohen, who was critically injured in the missile strike that hit Beit Shemesh. The meeting took place as part of the organisation’s Rescuer Survivor initiative, which brings together first responders and the individuals whose lives they helped save in moments of crisis. Among the rescuers […]

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Israeli aid team in Morocco saves lives

TPS-IL — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:15:49 +0000

Israeli United Hatzalah volunteers working in earthquake-stricken Morocco have pivoted from search and rescue to treating victims. In a phone call with the Tazpit Press Service from the rural Moroccan village of Askouen, Hatzalah’s director of French operations, Samuel Arrouas, said, “Now we’re treating people who, for example, lost medicine and can’t get the medicines […]

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Israel’s United Hatzalah on the ground in quake-stricken Morocco

TPS-IL — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:13:19 +0000

An Israel-based United Hatzalah advance team arrived in quake-stricken Morocco and began preparing for a wide operation. The Israel-based emergency responders arrived in the country on Saturday night, following Friday’s devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake centred in the High Atlas mountain range, about 72 kilometres (44 miles) southwest of Marrakesh. State-run broadcaster 2M reported on Sunday […]

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United Hatzalah ends Turkish relief mission citing ‘concrete and immediate threat’

Pesach Benson — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:06:53 +0000

A delegation of around 40 workers from Israel’s United Hatzalah emergency response organization is returning to Israel immediately amid a “concrete and immediate threat” to the team on Sunday. The Hatzalah delegation was based in Kahramanmaraş, in southern Turkey. “We knew that there was a certain level of risk in sending our team to this […]

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