Extensive searches are underway by police and rescue forces for Kasriel Nachman Keinan, a 24-year-old from Beit Shemesh, as fears grow among family members that he may have been targeted in a criminal incident or kidnapping.
The Israel Dog Unit and Israel Prison Service are deepening cooperation, sharing expertise in working dogs, missing-person searches, and lifesaving operations during a professional meeting.
A spokesman for one of these search units speaks about why 4-year-old Yuval Kogan was not found faster despite the massive effort launched to locate him.
Throughout the commemoration, IDU volunteers deployed specially trained working dogs and maintained a visible security presence around key gathering points.
The Israel Dog Unit launched two successful searches to rescue two missing persons over last Shabbat.
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU) presented its missing persons search and rescue capabilities this week at the annual ISDA conference of the Association of Security Managers in Israel.
Students at Tzfat's Or Menachem School got a firsthand look at Israel's emergency response capabilities as search and rescue dogs, drones, police horses and rescue teams staged a large-scale demonstration amid the city's ongoing security challenges.
The Israel Dog Unit, a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs, search and rescue operations, and advanced locating technologies, has launched another training cycle for drone operators serving security and emergency response teams.
The Israel Dog Unit fulfilled the dream of a child with special needs on Thursday in the Samaria region, at the request of the Kedumim Police Station.
A new pilot program is testing whether specially trained dogs can detect incoming hostile drones and provide early warning to Israeli troops.
After three days of intensive searches in Haifa, volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit located missing 71-year-old Avraham Mizrahi.
The Knesset’s National Security Committee recently approved amendments to the Missing Persons Family Assistance Bill, clearing the way for the legislation to move to the full Knesset for its second and third readings before becoming law.
Volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit resumed extensive searches on Tuesday for Yoram Fliter, who disappeared shortly after the October 7 massacre and has remained missing for hundreds of days.
The Israel Dog Unit, a nonprofit specializing in working dogs, held a special dog demonstration for dozens of children with special needs from the Wings of Krembo organization in Yehud.
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs, took part in a joint overnight exercise this week with soldiers from the Haruv unit in northern Israel.
The Israel Dog Unit met with Israel Prison Service handlers to share field-tested techniques for greater professional development between the two forces.
At a simulated building collapse site, Israel Dog Unit teams trained rescue dogs to locate people trapped under rubble, strengthening search-and-rescue capabilities amid ongoing Iranian missile fire.
The IDF Home Front Command and local emergency teams staged disaster simulations in schools, testing rescue responses, student evacuations, and multi-agency coordination to ensure readiness for worst-case scenarios.
A memorial evening was held in Kfar Saba at the Community Synagogue on Wednesday in memory of Itamar Shlezinger, a missing person whose remains were located after two years of searching in the area of the village of Ein Hod.
Israel Prison Service dog handlers came to Samaria this week for a tour of the IDU base and a demonstration of the working dogs' capabilities.
Emergency and rescue forces continued intensive search efforts on Wednesday for a teenage boy who was swept away by a flash flood in the Modi’in River, near the city of Modi’in Illit.
Volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit renewed intensive search efforts in the Haifa area for Ruth Pelet, a 38-year-old woman who has been missing for a month.
Several days of intense searching finally came to an end in a field in norrthern Israel.
The Israel Dog Unit took part in an extended overnight training exercise this week alongside the Israel Defense Forces’ Haruv special forces unit, marking a first-of-its-kind drill for the Haruv unit.
Itamar Schlesinger from Ramat Gan went missing in September 2023 after a minor car accident in the village of Ein Hod. After more than two years of searches, his remains were found 600 meters from the accident site.
Shmuel Sackett details Am Yisrael Chai’s nationwide aid projects and growing global support, as the foundation launches its Annual Dream Raffle offering a fully furnished $1.2 million Jerusalem apartment.
A large-scale search for a missing 16-year-old boy came to a successful end on Wednesday evening, after volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit (IDU) located the teen alive following more than 24 hours of intensive operations in the Elad region.
More than 21 months after the disappearance of 9-year-old Hymanut Kassou, Israeli search teams and lawmakers gathered on Sunday for a renewed large-scale operation aimed at finding any trace of the missing child and raising public awareness.
Search and Rescue director Yekutiel Ben-Yaakov is touring North America to recruit volunteers and raise urgent funds for the Israel Dog Unit - a lifeline for families in their darkest hour.
Yekutiel Ben-Yakov will share firsthand accounts of search-and-rescue missions and counter-terror operations at the first-ever New York dinner for American Friends of the Israel Dog Unit this Sunday, November 9th at 7:00 PM.
Both victims were found alive and well after extensive searches with hundreds of volunteers over several days.
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs, has been conducting two simultaneous large-scale search operations this week for missing individuals in different parts of the country.
At the request of the Ariel Police Station, the Israel Dog Unit (IDU) conducted a special demonstration on Tuesday for hundreds of students at the Milkin School in the city of Ariel.
On Tuesday, the Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in working dogs, organized a heartfelt event for children with special needs in advance of Yom Kippur.
Samaria emergency services held a special tribute this week for Naveh Winklestein, the son of police officer Elad, who was murdered in a shooting attack.
In the shadow of tragic shooting attack on Monday, a poignant and powerful meeting took place at the Samaria Brigade headquarters near Shechem.
A special workshop on Friday introduced dog handlers to a series of fundamentals for the use of working dogs in several applications.
At the request of the Israel Police, the Israel Dog Unit (IDU)—a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs - held a special demonstration at an absorption center in Tzfat for immigrants from the Ethiopian Jewish community.
The IDU’s dog handlers hosted a special demonstration for children from the BeLev Echad organization during Tisha B'Av.
The exercise was led by the Home Front Command and Israel Police, with the participation of all local emergency and rescue services.
A special meeting was recently held at the Israel Dog Unit (IDU) headquarters in Kfar Tapuach with Avichai Tanami, the special coordinator for addressing the issue of hilltop youth in Judea and Samaria.
Held at Ben Gurion Park in Kiryat Malachi, the event featured a live dog show where trained handlers showcased the impressive skills and capabilities of their service dogs.
The renewed operation was sparked by new testimony regarding the possible whereabouts of David Fadida, who disappeared near Tzfat on October 15, 2024, at the age of 28.
Dozens of volunteers from the Shiloh region, along with coordinators from the Bnei Akiva youth movement’s Jerusalem district, took part in the search for Yoram Filter.
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit organization specializing in working dogs for search and rescue, successfully located a missing woman at risk after an all-night search operation last Friday night in Jerusalem.
The Knesset this week approved in its first reading a groundbreaking bill aimed at providing formal recognition and support for families of missing civilians in Israel.
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in working dogs, joined the rescue efforts in the aftermath of the last Iranian missile strike in Be'er Sheva before the ceasefire, in which several Israelis were killed.
The Israel Dog Unit is working with other emergency services to detect any Israelis trapped under the rubble from the Iranian missile strikes in central Israel.
The Israel Dog Unit called for government support of the families of missing persons after hundreds rushed to find an Israeli teen missing in the Binyamin region.
In heartwarming event, dozens of female IDF lookouts, along with officers from the Israel Police's Ariel station and canine handlers from IDU, fulfill the dream of a child with special needs from Samaria.
The Israel Dog Unit worked through Shabbat and into Jerusalem Day to close three missing-person cases with a total of five victims.
The Israel Dog Unit has begun training volunteers to track missing persons under the instruction of champion trainer Nati Gibli and elite trainer Noam Eitan, a founder of the Shaldag unit.
The tribute consisted of an exhibition dedicated to the special needs community in the town of Gevaot in the Gush Etzion region.
As throngs of pilgrims ascend to Meron for Lag B'Omer, the Israel Dog Unit has been rushing to locate missing persons in the woods around the city.
Searchers used drones, dogs, and advanced tools in the largest effort yet to solve the disappearance of Itamar Shelzinger, vanished in September 2023.
Multiple fires in Samaria interrupted both the solemn remembrance of Israel's fallen and the celebration of Independence Day.
During Memorial Day, the Israel Dog Unit located a 70-year-old woman who had been gone from her home for more than 40 hours.
A three-day-long search for a missing woman ended with her being found alive and well over Shabbat.
A special workshop on Friday introduced dog handlers to a series of fundamentals for the use of working dogs in several applications.
The IAF has recently concluded a multi-force exercise deep in the deserts of southern Israel, simulating air crews practicing escape and evasion from multiple different forces in enemy territory.
