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Midnight search near Mazkeret Batya
A disappearance from the Rehovot area sparked a search effort that lasted throughout the night and into the next day.
Foreign citizen found dead in minefield near Dead Sea
5 other people, including 2 Israeli citizens treated for heat exhaustion after being rescued from military area.
Binyamin region: Four family members located alive after going missing in stream
Four family members located after hours of searches in the Nahal Yitav stream.
Israel Dog Unit bids farewell to heroic search dog
Aisha, a 14-year-old Malinois, had taken part in numerous rescue missions before passing away yesterday.
Missing teen's mother visits search area
This past Sunday, Giti Kleinerman visited the place where her son Avraham Moshe vanished.
IDF to incorporate Israel Dog Unit in disaster response
The Israel Dog Unit will work with the IDF's rescue units to save victims of a a building collapse or national disaster.
'Olive Branches' search and rescue delegation returns to Israel after rescuing 19
IDF medical aid delegation continues to provide assistance in Turkey after earthquake as search and rescue delegation comes home.
Watch: IDF forces rescue baby from rubble in Turkey
2-year-old in good condition after being pulled from rubble by Israeli soldiers assisting in Turkey following devastating earthquakes.
Three mysterious disappearances, one major search effort
The search continues for three Israelis who vanished in the Meron region.
Israel Dog Unit honored in police ceremony
A special ceremony was held by the Asher regional police to recognize a nonprofit organization for helping locate missing people.
New search and rescue headquarters inaugurated in Meron region
A moving ceremony was held to formally open a new search and rescue center in Israel's north.
Mother of missing teen buys him balloon and birthday present
Gitty Kleinerman, who believes her son Moishe is still alive, purchases a birthday gift and balloon for his 17th birthday.
Mid-sea rescue: Israeli helicopter evacuates US citizen from ship
The helicopter, which belongs to the Air Force's Unit 669, flew the cruise ship passenger to the hospital after she suffered a heart attack.
Israel Dog Unit searching for missing man in Yavneh
36-year-old Asiyan Natan vanished without a trace three days ago. Authorities are growing increasingly worried for his safety.
Israel Dog Unit goes bushwhacking looking for missing teen
Day 140 of the search for the missing Avraham Moshe Kleinerman sees searchers cutting their way through the deepest brush around Meron.
Israel Dog Unit trains local responders for building collapse
Israel's civilian search and rescue services meet with the Israel Dog Unit to prepare for the worst.
Hundreds comb Meron for missing teen
Moshe Kleinerman, 16, remains missing after nearly 90 days despite thousands of hours spent searching. Police say 'we have no lead'.
Mass search in Meron for missing Haredi teen
Efforts to find sixteen-year-old Moshe Kleinerman redoubled as disappearance hits the eighty-day mark.
K9 Unit director: ISA must join hunt for missing boy
The director of the Israel Dog Unit speaks about finding Sapir Nahum and the ongoing search for a vanished Haredi teen.
Rescue dog poisoned during search for missing woman
One of the dogs who searched for Sapir Nahum will never join another search. Intentional poisoning is suspected.
Police 'not optimistic' in search for vanished Haredi teen
No progress has been made in search for 16-year-old Moshe Kleinerman since he vanished from Meron nearly three months ago.
Missing teen leads to nationwide search
Parents of Avraham Klinerman,16, missing from Modi'in Ilit, have asked the public to 'Turn the whole country upside down, but find our boy.'
Rescue forces locate teens missing in Dead Sea
Rescue workers locate 10 teens who went missing at the Neve Midbar Beach in the Dead Sea.
Israel Dog Unit prepares for emergency in Haifa region
Over the past thirty-six hours, IDU volunteers have practiced both security and search and rescue work in and around Haifa.
Israel Dog Unit locates remains of plane crash casualties
After a small plane crashed in the Judean mountains, the Israel Dog Unit was asked to help locate the occupants' remains.
Double award ceremony at Harel police precinct
The Israel Police held a ceremony today to recognize the Israel Dog Unit for finding not one, but two missing people, just a few days apart.
Israel Dog Unit rushes to search for troubled teen
A midnight alert reached the Israel Dog Unit about a teen in distress in the Hadera forest, beginning a mass search effort.
Israel Dog Unit honored for Shabbat-eve rescue
Israel Police holds ceremony to show their appreciation for volunteers who left the Shabbat table to save a life.
Israel Dog Unit saves man from winter storm
An 84-year-old man would have perished in the extreme cold and rain on Friday night, but for a dedicated volunteer and a four-footed friend.
Israel Dog Unit saves woman from oncoming snowstorm
The IDU's search and rescue activities have led to four incidents closed and two lives saved - one just hours ahead of a blizzard.
Israel Dog Unit saves two lives in one day
Volunteer responders from the Israel Dog Unit saved two lives in one day, one at each end of the country.
Missing person cases surge in Israel
A spike in missing person cases throughout Israel has prompted the Israel Dog Unit to launch a special mission to bring the missing home.
New ATV to aid lifesaving work
Israel Magen Fund presents a firefighting ATV, the first of its kind in the region, to the Binyamin Security Division.
Israeli hiker missing in Mexico
A wide-ranging search effort has been launched after an Israeli hiker disappeared near a waterfall in Mexico.
Disaster training with the Israel Dog Unit
Building collapses have proven themselves international tragedies. The Israel Dog Unit is ready for the next one.
Massive NYC search finds missing 6-year old Jewish camper who disappeared during day trip
Search by NYPD and hundreds of volunteers finds boy who failed to get on bus after day camp trip to Flatbush park.
Samaria-based Israel Dog Unit saves man's life in Ramle
A midnight call and exhaustive search and rescue effort come to their conclusion as the Israel Dog Unit saves an 84-year-old man's life.
4 dead, 159 unaccounted for in collapse of Miami condo building
Rescue efforts still underway to search for survivors in the rubble of the 12-story condo tower in Surfside, near Miami.
"We all pray you should have nothing to do."
As the search for Ohr Buskila grows more daunting, R. Chaim Kanievsky gives the IDU some much-needed encouragement.
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