ZAKA

Israeli tourist killed in Thailand motorcycle crash while vacationing with wife

Two additional vehicles and a passenger van were involved in the crash. Thai authorities have not yet released details about the accident.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)
TAL NIR (L) and Ilana O’Malley.

Healing across borders: The story of the Planetherapy NGO

First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster

Simcha Greiniman ,ZAKA Commander Modiin and International Representative

ZAKA commander Simcha Greiniman on dignity, service, and the human cost of October 7


ZAKA sends warning to Hamas: 'We were in hell, now it's your turn'

This came shortly after Hamas announced it was suspending Gaza hostage releases until further notice, citing alleged Israeli violations.

Immersed in blood and identifying every extreme cruelty, yet they go home. ZAKA personnel clear bodies during the war.

ZAKA volunteer, Rabbi Moshe Halevi, who handled 1,200 October 7 victims, has died

Halevi had been volunteering with ZAKA for more than 20 years in various units and served as the deputy of Eran Kozachi in managing Camp Shura.

 Rabbi Moshe Halevi

US law enforcement to receive terror response training from ZAKA in first-of-its-kind agreement

The training will focus on forensic preservation at crime scenes, ensuring that bodies are handled with dignity while maintaining critical evidence integrity.

ZAKA and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) sign a memorandum of understanding

"Singing heals our souls": Dubi Weissenstern and Avaraham Tal's mission of hope

ZAKA CEO and singer Avraham Tal discusses how music and song provide resilience and heal the pain of what they have seen in the war.

 SINGER AVRAHAM TAL (C) recorded ‘Shema Yisrael’ with ZAKA volunteers.

Car crash kills three women at Ben Zakay intersection in central Israel

MDA said that the three women showed no signs of life after the collision and were pronounced dead on the scene.

 The car crash that killed three women in their 20's on November 12, 2024

Singer Avraham Tal performs in honor of ZAKA at Jpost Gala

“You are so brave for the things that you do”.

 Avraham Tal invites ZAKA CEO Dubi Weissenstern and volunteer Simcha Greinman, Deputy Commander of ZAKA for the city of Modi’in to the stage at the Jpost Gala in Miami

'I am very emotional, and I could cry, but today I choose to smile'

ZAKA head presented with Jerusalem Post Heroism Award at Miami Summit

 Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein presenting Dubi Weissenstern, CEO of ZAKA, with the Heroism Award at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

'Bearing witness': ZAKA CEO shares the emotional toll of Oct. 7 and new digital memorial

CEO Duby Weissenstern on the Oct. 7 emotional toll and ZAKA’s mission to honor victims.

 ZAKA VOLUNTEERS clean bloodstains from the Oct. 7 massacre at a burnt home in Kibbutz Be’eri, Dec. 19, 2023.

ZAKA unveils 'Galeed' virtual exhibit for communities to commemorate October 7

A new ZAKA exhibit's goal is to preserve both individual and collective memories of October 7.


Protests held nationwide in Israel to release hostages as Oct. 7 anniversary draws near

Protesters in Yafo Street in Jerusalem, Beersheba, Caesarea, and in Tel Aviv came out in large crowds once the three-day-long Rosh Hashanah-Shabbat break was finished.

Protesters demonstrate demanding for a hostage deal as the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre draws closer.