{"id":57220,"date":"2026-03-04T02:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/dozens-of-medical-personnel-reinforcements-en-route-to-israel-from-cyprus-on-a-ship\/04\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:09:32","slug":"dozens-of-medical-personnel-reinforcements-en-route-to-israel-from-cyprus-on-a-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/dozens-of-medical-personnel-reinforcements-en-route-to-israel-from-cyprus-on-a-ship\/04\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of medical personnel reinforcements en route to Israel from Cyprus on a ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is believed that among the medical team are several senior doctors, who will reinforce medical teams in Israeli hospitals such as Sheba Medical Center and Rambam Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Medical teams are making their way to Israel via one of Zim Shipping&#8217;s vessels, including a group of dozens of medical staff who departed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-888457\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cyprus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cyprus<\/a> toward Haifa under the Health Ministry&#8217;s supervision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group is expected to arrive on Tuesday morning. Zim Shipping also assisted with transporting medical teams to Israel during Operation Rising Lion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is believed that the medical team includes several senior doctors who will reinforce medical teams at Israeli hospitals such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/health-and-wellness\/article-887945\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sheba Medical Center;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sheba Medical Center<\/a>, Rambam Medical Center, and the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>SHIPPING CONTAINERS at the Haifa port. Nov 14, 2011. (credit: YAAKOV NAUMI\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Zim CEO: Main concerns are State of Israel, our employees<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Given the security situation, we are making our ships and infrastructure available to meet Israel\u2019s national needs. The company\u2019s ships will be prioritized for transporting cargo from anywhere in the world to Israel, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/defense-ministry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Defense Ministry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Defense Ministry<\/a> and the Israeli government\u2019s requests and needs. Our main concerns at such times are the State of Israel and our employees in Israel and around the world,&#8221; said Eli Glickman, President and CEO of Zim Shipping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As in any emergency, Zim places the interests of the company and the state above all and contributes its part to the national effort,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following Glickman&#8217;s directive to place the company\u2019s ships and resources at the state\u2019s disposal during this challenging time, and in coordination with the Transportation Ministry, led by MK<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/miri-regev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miri Regev;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Miri Regev<\/a>, Zim is operating and redirecting container ships to serve as shuttle vessels, bringing essential medical personnel and additional resources to Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The transport of passengers and vital goods will continue as long as Israel needs and instructs us,&#8221; said Glickman. &#8220;As in any emergency, Zim places the interests of the company and the state above all and contributes its part to the national effort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/dozens-medical-personnel-reinforcements-en-064318265.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is believed that among the medical team are several senior doctors, who will reinforce medical teams in Israeli hospitals such as<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/dozens-of-medical-personnel-reinforcements-en-route-to-israel-from-cyprus-on-a-ship\/04\/03\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/f120f4eb75d126a6793fa35caf5f9ef3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57220"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}