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Homefront Command joins elite UN international rescue force

by  Lilach Shoval and ILH Staff
Published on  11-29-2018 00:00
Last modified: 11-21-2021 15:22
Homefront Command joins elite UN international rescue force

Homefront Command troops during one of the INSARAG tests

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The Homefront Command's Search and Rescue Unit on Wednesday ‎joined an elite group of military units operating in disaster-stricken ‎areas on behalf of the United Nations.‎

A special delegation of the International Search and Rescue ‎Advisory Group, or INSARAG, arrived in Israel last week to oversee ‎a weeklong series of tests, in which the Homefront Command had to ‎prove its capabilities in a wide range of recovery operations, such ‎as disaster management, field triage and searching for victims ‎trapped under debris. ‎

INSARAG is a global network of some 80 countries whose teams ‎deal with urban search and rescue missions with the aim of ‎establishing minimum international standards for dealing with ‎urban disasters. The organization also strives to develop ‎a methodology for international coordination for earthquake ‎response.‎

The seven-day certification process, which took place at the ‎Homefront Command's headquarters in central Israel, demanded the ‎Israeli troops successfully meet ‎INSARAG's 230 criteria, including search and rescue missions, ‎command and control of international events, completing operations ‎within a specified period of time, field conditions analysis, urban ‎engineering analysis, providing medical assistance, using advanced ‎logistical measures and technological equipment, and ‎simultaneously managing two active disaster sites, to name a few. ‎

Following its accreditation, the Homefront Command's Search and ‎Rescue Unit‎ will be able to join U.N. aid missions to disaster-stricken countries worldwide, including countries with which Israel ‎has no diplomatic ties or those considered adversaries.‎

Search and Rescue Unit‎ Commander Col. Golan Wach said Israeli ‎troops "have a lot to learn from and contribute to this international ‎network."‎

He stressed that "Israel can be called upon for assistance ‎regardless of the U.N.'s certification. Nations that take part in such ‎missions do it to save lives, because they know that today they are ‎the ones lending a hand and tomorrow they might need to ask for ‎help."‎

Israeli troops, he said, "go to great lengths to improve their skills ‎with one goal in mind – saving lives. I'm proud to head this unit ‎and I'm proud of its personnel."‎

IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said the certification ‎was "a great honor for the IDF and for Israel." ‎

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