'We Were Sure We Would Die'
Chabad emissaries in Nepal recount the horrific first moments of the mega-quake which devastated the nation.
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News and updates about Nepal Earthquake
Nepal Chabad Shifts Back to Action after 2nd Quake
Chabad Center's Rabbi and Rebetzin Lifshitz say they're in touch with around 100 Israelis in the area.
Netanyahu Welcomes Home IDF Delegation to Nepal
Welcoming ceremony held Tuesday morning just as second quake hit; Netanyahu thanks delegation for making Israel proud.
Israel Offers More Aid as Nepal Hit by 2nd Quake
Earthquake near Mount Everest the second major quake in three weeks; aftershocks already rippling through Nepal, India.
IDF Closes Field Hospital in Nepal
1,600 Nepalese treated over a three-week period; hospital holds closing ceremony.
Foreign Ministry Issues Travel Advisory for Nepal
Israelis encouraged to reconsider travel plans as the country takes time to rebuild.
Netanyahu Speaks to the Family of Or Assraf
Prime Minister Netanyahu tells Or Assraf's family that he was "a heroic soldier who fought for the security of Israel's citizens".
Search Party: Or Assraf Died In Fall from Cliff
Friends of Or Assraf who had been with him on his trek in Nepal said that it appeared that he fell from a cliff when the earthquake struck.
Body of Or Assraf Found in Nepal
Israeli search and rescue organization Zaka reported that it has found the body of Israeli hiker Or Assraf.
Report: Objects Belonging to Or Assraf Found
Items from missing 22 year-old's backpack found, though his fate remains uncertain.
IDF Team in Nepal to Return to Israel
Eight days after earthquake, IDF to begin slow return home; part of the delegation to stay to search for Or Assaraf, run hospital.
Watch: Nepalese Boy Recovers at IDF Hospital
A 15-year-old Nepalese boy was brought into the IDF's field hospital after miraculously surviving for 5 days in the rubble.
Father of Missing Israeli Cautiously Optimistic
Patrick Assaraf, father of 22-year-old Or Assaraf who is missing in Nepal, urges decision-makers to step up efforts to locate his son.
Helicopters Sent to Search for Missing Israeli
Search-and-rescue copters from the Home Front Command leave for Langtang; death toll up to 6,100.
Watch: IDF Mission Treats Patients in Nepal
As of Thursday, the IDF field hospital in Nepal has treated more than 200 patients.
Watch: 'It's Amazing, the Whole IDF is in Nepal'
New video documents IDF evacuating stranded Israeli tourists to field hospital, and efforts there to save wounded Nepalese.
Watch: Nepalese Man Thanks Israel in Hebrew
'Israel is helping us, we'll be okay then' - man who worked in Israel thanks IDF for fixing his mother's leg broken in earthquake disaster.
Tourist Charged Extra $1,180 to Return to Israel
When Etti Buskila inquired into putting daughter on early flight back from Nepal, El Al said it would cost $1,180 - before flip-flopping.
Hikers Dodge Nepal Destruction, Reach Chabad House
After five days of trekking through destruction in the Nepalese countryside, three Israelis managed to reach the Chabad House in Katmandu.
Nepal: Children Rescued after 5 Days in Rubble
International effort: US, Nepalese teams rescue 11-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy who miraculously survived for days under the rubble.
Rabbi Rontzki: Why Look for G-d in India?
On a trek in the Far East, Rabbi Avihai Rontzki is coming face to face with Israelis' spiritual thirst.
Nepal: Searches for Missing Or Assraf Continue
Assraf family hopes for second shot of good luck for missing son in Nepal who also survived shrapnel injuries during Protective Edge.
Head of IDF Nepal Mission Meets PM
"We will do our best to save as many lives as we can," says the head of the IDF's humanitarian mission in Nepal.
JDC Coordinates NGOs in Nepal Crisis
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, one of the largest charities in the world, gets its boots on the ground in Nepal.
Rivlin Thanks 'Tremendous' Chabad Family in Nepal
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosts the children of the Chabad emissaries rescuing hikers in Kathmandu. Family: It's our mission.
Nepal Chabad House: We're Running Out of Cash
The Chabad House in Kathmandu has been doing its best to help all who need help - and as a result, it needs financial help.
In Photos: Chabad Saves 25 Hikers in Nepal
Hikers rescued after days stranded in the wilderness, will receive warm food and shelter.
Anger Erupts among Nepal Quake Survivors
Desperate survivors attack gov't buildings, intercept aid transports, as anger boils over at inadequate response.
Nepal: Israel Searches for 22-Year-Old Or Assaraf
Hiker the last Israeli missing in Nepal; parents say they are optimistic he will be found.
Foreign Ministry Urges Israelis to Leave Nepal
After Israeli rescue helicopters were attacked by desperate locals, citizens told to evacuate the area immediately.
10 More Israelis Rescued in Nepal
IDF opens field hospital to treat 200 a day with 50 tons of equipment; 10 stranded Israelis rescued from near frozen lakes area.
Watch: 10 Israelis Rescued from Nepalese Monastery
Netanyahu orders efforts to concentrate on Everest and frozen lakes area, as Israeli team digs Israelis and locals alike from the rubble.
Watch: From Nepal to Israel - Home at Last
One rescued traveler recounts his ordeal to Arutz Sheva - and praises Chabad's handling of the situation.
229 Israelis Arrive Home; 11 Still Missing
El-Al flight includes 15 infants; two premature babies evacuated to hospital. Netanyahu: we will continue to search for the missing.
Twenty Israelis Rescued from Nepal Mountains
Fifty Israelis still unaccounted for; situation becomes complex as Nepalese locals begin to burn bodies.
IDF in Nepal: Video and Pictures
The IDF aid delegation has arrived in Nepal, to assist in rescue efforts after terrible earthquake.
Nepal: 4,300 Dead, Rescue Efforts Intensify
Israel works with Nepal to rescue stranded hikers, who have reportedly faced violence from locals; 216 due to return Tuesday at noon.
After Quake, Feiglin Questions Gays, Surrogacy
Firestorm over ex-MK's thoughts about the gay men who hired surrogate mothers for the babies now being extricated.
First IDF Aircraft Lands in Nepal
Aircraft with 200 medical staff and Home Front Command officers arrives in Nepal. Four more aircraft to arrive in the coming hours.
Parents Demand Answers from MFA About Nepal
Small protest erupts in front of the Foreign Ministry as parents state that the only information they receive is from the media.
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