Nepal

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor.

|ByREUTERS
Rescue workers build a makeshift zip line to cross the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026.
An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say

Since the disaster, China has said imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early-warning information on upstream barrier lakes, have been shared with Nepal.

|ByREUTERS
An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.

|ByREUTERS
A drone view shows a man walking next to damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Second Israeli reported missing in Nepal following devastating floods that left over 1,000 dead

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud, and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, blamed on a glacier collapse, killed over 1,000 people.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, YOAV ETIEL

Israeli woman, 26, killed, eight injured in Nepal car wreck

Vered Aviyashar was on hiking trip with friends when jeep overturned in mountains.

OCTOBER 9, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
VERED AVIYASHAR

World heritage, Israeli style

Since Palestine joined UNESCO as a member in 2011, it has had three sites approved: the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Battir and Hebron’s Old Town.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Detail from a catacomb wall and a menorah, at Beit She’arim.

Up from the rubble

Three Nepalese men circling the globe on bicycles share their thoughts about the environment, world peace - and Israel.

AUGUST 3, 2017ByYAKIR FELDMAN
From left: Nirmal Baral, Anish Dhakel and Dilip Chhetri arrive by bicycle at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station last week.

Pres. Rivlin calls for UN support from new ambassadors to Israel

President Reubin Rivlin repeatedly raised the issue of UN support for Israel as he accepted the credentials of four new ambassadors to Israel.

JUNE 15, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin accepts the credentials of Honduras' new ambassador to Israel, June 15 2017.

Emergency aid to crisis zones is Israel's proudest export

Two years after a massive earthquake rocked Nepal, Israeli officer recalls the rapid deployment and the tireless efforts to save lives

APRIL 25, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli aid to Nepal

Tevel b’Tzedek

Creating Israeli and Jewish leadership passionately involved in tikkun olam locally and globally.

OCTOBER 11, 2016ByANN GOLDBERG
Israeli volunteers in Nepal train the local population to help improve conditions such as health and education

A year after quake, Israelis still helping Nepal recover

Israeli NGOs were among the first to arrive after the disaster and are among the last to leave, running a variety of programs in stricken areas.

APRIL 27, 2016ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN/ ISRAEL21C.ORG
Israel and a partner NGO distributed warm clothing to 1,000 children in earthquake-affected communities of Nepal

Nepalese woman stabbed in Jerusalem attack: 'Nobody was around to help me'

Hisorai Taplaya was stabbed by a Palestinian assailant one day before her 31st birthday.

NOVEMBER 29, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Jerusalem stabbing attack victim

Accord reached with Nepal letting surrogate mothers give birth to Israeli babies

Deal to allow some 25 Nepalese surrogate mothers to fly to Israel to give birth, despite a Nepal Supreme Court injunction.

OCTOBER 28, 2015ByHERB KEINON
An Israeli man holds his baby, born to a surrogate mother, after being evacuated from Nepal and landing at Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv on April 27.

A Healthy and Good News Year

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post