![]() The IDF has sent 27 humanitarian missions around the globe, with professionals in search and rescue, engineering, and medical skills. Reaching back decades, IDF personnel have been providing compassionate, humane help since 1953. This emergency unit operates overseas in disasters under one of the IDF’s four pillars or codes of operation: “Universal morals and values based on the value and dignity of human life.” It serves not only in Israel but has flown to disaster areas globally to help in rescue and recovery from terror attacks and natural disasters of all kinds. The Search and Rescue unit was officially formed in 2013. In crisis or war, the Home Front Command instructs the civilian population on how to cope with the threats facing that nation. The Command activates in various emergency situations in Israel and specializes in civilian protection. The IDF Search and Rescue Brigade operates as part of Israel’s Home Front Command. We are dedicated to getting everyone out of that pile of rubble.” Presently, 80 rescuers are working around the clock in 12-hour shifts in a desperate attempt to recover all missing persons. On Tuesday, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett promised, “Nobody is giving up hope here. In a like manner, Christian groups reach out displaying Jesus’ love in action to those suffering. The structure was unstable and that’s why it took time to start working.” The IDF, CADENA, and Hatzalah units carry out their missions on a foundational principle of Judaism: “to repair the world” ( tikkun olam in Hebrew). Moises Soffer, a volunteer with CADENA, echoed the same opinion: “The people are doing their best. ![]() The Israeli commander did not hesitate to say, “They’ve been doing exactly the right things.” Tragically, despite the heroic efforts on the part of the rescue teams, the unusual complexities involved in this situation are making the task of recovering missing persons a seemingly insurmountable challenge.ĬADENA, a Mexican Jewish NGO specializing in emergency relief, is also on the ground. Families wanted to know if the Miami-Dade team had been doing the right things. He showed them a graphic that the Search and Rescue Brigade had created, an advanced “methodology to isolate every crumbled apartment unit” and search inside of each. On Monday, Commander Golan Vacham spoke with families at a private meeting. At this writing almost 149 people are still missing and 18 people have died. Churches and synagogues are stepping in to help, along with the Billy Graham disaster-trained chaplains. El Al, Israel’s national carrier, flew the Hatzalah team to Miami. ![]() Carrying with them the hope that their survey would add to the lifesaving efforts of all rescuers on the site, Israel’s “Helping Hand” operation landed near Miami on Sunday.Īlong with 10 reservists from the IDF unit, Israel’s United Hatzalah volunteer organization has placed a team-the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit-in Surfside to provide emotional support and stability for families whose lives have been shattered, either from the terrible waiting hour after hour or the trauma of known sudden deaths. Even before the expert Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Search and Rescue Brigade arrived in Florida, they had already mapped via satellite the collapsed Champlain Towers South. ![]()
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