In a moving reception ceremony on Sunday evening, an Israeli humanitarian relief flight touched down in Colombia carrying five tons of specialized medical equipment and emergency supplies. The life-saving shipment was deployed following a powerful earthquake that struck the South American nation, leaving widespread devastation and numerous casualties in its wake.
Israel’s Ambassador to Colombia, Vivian Aisen, alongside Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, formally received the cargo plane on the tarmac, expressing deep appreciation for Israel’s rapid mobilization and continued emergency support for the Colombian people. The delivery builds on extensive Israeli relief efforts already underway on the ground. Approximately one week prior, an emergency search-and-rescue and humanitarian aid delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the IDF Home Front Command—comprising specialized disaster response professionals and structural engineers—landed in Colombia to conduct search operations and assess damaged civilian infrastructure.