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ZAKA

ZAKA is an Israeli emergency response service who respond to natural disasters, road accidents, murders, and terrorist attacks. 

Made up of mostly ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jews, ZAKA volunteers also work in identifying the deceased and, if needed, gathering the blood and body parts in order to aid in the burial process. 

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 ZAKA VOLUNTEERS clean bloodstains from the Oct. 7 massacre at a burnt home in Kibbutz Be’eri, Dec. 19, 2023.

'Bearing witness': ZAKA CEO shares the emotional toll of Oct. 7 and new digital memorial

By NERIA BARR

ZAKA unveils 'Galeed' virtual exhibit for communities to commemorate October 7

Protesters demonstrate demanding for a hostage deal as the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre draws closer.

Protests held nationwide in Israel to release hostages as Oct. 7 anniversary draws near

 Eli Beer, Duby Weissensetrn, Rabbi Yossi Erblich.

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 FORMER PRESIDENT of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin flanked by his companion Sarit  Tzemach and Nobel Prize laureate Dan Schectman.

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  ‘RESILIENCE IN Harmony,’ 2023. As ZAKA members conclude their painstaking work, their collective recitation of ‘I have faith with all my being’ within the cleared remains of a home becomes a powerful testament to resilience and faith.

'Deserved twice over': ZAKA receives Shield Award for 'crucial' work

By AVICHAY CHAIM
 SURROUNDED BY Soroka medical staff who cared for her during the past six months, 85-year-old former hostage Alma Avraham, carrying a huge bouquet of flowers, leaves hospital to resume life in the bosom of her family.

Grapevine May 10, 2024: Shared emotions

A woman waves a large Israeli flag as people watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

This Independence Day, we cry for the independence taken from our hostages

Jewish counter-protesters face pro-Palestinian activists outside synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Jews outnumber anti-Israel rally against ZAKA at NJ synagogue

 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, January 22, 2024.

Activists protest October 7 first aid, burial group at NJ synagogue

 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, January 22, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ZAKA at New Jersey synagogue

Eylon Levy, spokesman for the Israeli Government

Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy seeks to raise funds for ZAKA, receives backlash on X

Immersed in blood and identifying every extreme cruelty, yet they go home. ZAKA personnel clear bodies during the war.

In the wake of October 7 massacre, ZAKA volunteers grapple with trauma

By Tzvi Hassid
 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, November 23, 2023.

Israeli Ministerial Committee approves imprisonment for denying Oct. 7, ZAKA compensation

By YAKI ADAMKER
 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

Court orders bank to transfer Abramovich's funds to ZAKA

 Mizrahi-Tefahot branch in Jerusalem.

Judge says leaning to approve Roman Abramovich donation to ZAKA

 Zaka personnel cleaning the remains of blood stains from the October 7 massacre, in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, December 19, 2023.

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 ZAKA Tel Aviv: That's when teh battel after the battel begins

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