ZAKA

See also: zaka and zaķa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew זק״א, abbreviation of אסון קרבנות זיהוי, meaning "disaster victims identification".

Proper noun

ZAKA

  1. A series of Israeli disaster response teams.
    • 2025 December 14, Mathilda Heller, Shir Perets, “One Israeli among 11 killed in Bondi Beach shooting, foreign ministry confirms”, in The Jerusalem Post‎[1]:
      The Israeli organization ZAKA has dispatched a delegation, along with logistical equipment, to Bondi to assist in identifying the victims and handling the situation according to Jewish law.
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