Prof. Kobi Peleg supervised IDF compassionate medical aid for typhoon survivors, and coordinated with the UN and other agencies.

From across Israel, groups of individuals and NGOs are providing support, assistance and supplies to troops, their families and residents of the south.

We salute today the Ethiopian aliyah and lower Israel's flags to half-mast to commemorate the heroism of the fallen who embarked on their journey but did not reach their destination.

Moran Samuel has become a world-ranked Paralympic athlete in rowing and is also a member of Israel's national wheelchair women's basketball team.

The rockets take their toll. But Israelis try to keep their morale up, finding the humor even in the need to run to bomb shelters numerous times a day.