Buikner was interning at Beersheva’s Soroka Medical Center and traveled to Nepal with a delegation of other young Israeli doctors volunteering at local hospitals.
Israeli search teams have found documents connected to Israeli Or Asraf who has been missing in Nepal since last week's disastrous earthquake, several Twitter accounts have reported. The death toll from the quake has risen to 6,841, and Nepalese officials said there is virtually no chance of finding anyone alive. Asraf's relatives have flown to […]
Israeli rescue organizations bringing aid and expertise to the devastated Nepalese.
The US has given more than $57M to UNRWA for 'Palestinian' refugees in Syria in 2015 alone, but only pledged $10M for Nepal?
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
On Monday, 2 El Al planes flew out carrying out more than 200 doctors, sanitation engineers, machinery technicians, as well as medical equipment including oxygen tanks, medical ventilators, X-ray machines, medicines and engineering equipment...
Eleven Israelis, including 3 babies were returned to Israel from Nepal overnight. Here's one of them.
Several Israelis suffered light injuries but 150 still have made no contact with officials.
Several Israelis suffered minor injuries in Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed approximately 1,500 people, but approximately 250 Israelis are not accounted for, according to the Foreign Ministry. Communications systems have been disabled by the earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and is the latest in a series of disasters that have […]
More hopes, prayers and tears one week after a deadly blizzard and avalanche.
A ‘good news’ story from the Nepal avalanche disaster to warm your heart. Take out your Kleenex.
Tamar Ariel got her wings during the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots at the Hatzerim air force base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beersheva, on December 27, 2012. Tamar Ariel was among the Israelis confirmed dead in storm that hit northern Nepal earlier this week.
At least 12 Israeis have been rescued.
A fourth Israeli remains missing. A dozen were rescued.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Nepal and Israel issued joint commemorative stamps to mark 52 years of friendly relations between the two countries last week. The stamps showcase the highest and lowest peaks in the world which are found in both countries: Israel’s Dead Sea which is 422 meters below sea level and Nepal’s Mount Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level.
Over 2,000 people have had their eyesight restored.