Israel will donate ultrasound machines to hospitals in Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which struck the Caribbean nation on Oct. 28, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Saturday.
It was the strongest and costliest recorded hurricane to make landfall on the island.
Sa’ar informed his Jamaican counterpart, Kamina Johnson Smith, of the gift over the phone, he said.
“We discussed the work of the delegation of Israeli doctors and nurses dispatched to assist in the aftermath of the storm,” the Israeli minister tweeted.
“Israel will continue to provide assistance and share its expertise with countries around the world facing emergency situations. Israel and Jamaica have long-standing relations, and we stand by Jamaica in its time of need,” Sa’ar said.
I spoke with Jamaica’s FM @KaminaJSmith about the hurricane Melissa that struck the country.
— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) November 15, 2025
We discussed the work of the delegation of Israeli doctors and nurses dispatched to assist in the aftermath of the storm.
I updated her that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will donate… pic.twitter.com/VySbBdkCD8
The Jewish state sent a delegation of medical experts to assist people harmed by the category five storm that devastated the island’s west.
Forty-five people were killed, with 15 missing, the Associated Press reported. The hurricane has also displaced 30,000 households, according to Jamaican officials.
