Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The 300 volunteers arrive on busses from Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and Beersheva at army bases around Israel to work in 12-hour shifts sorting and packing medical equipment and field rations. They all fled Russia and Ukraine to avoid war, only to find it in their new home. World News | Immigrants Who Fled Ukraine Conflict Are Volunteering in Israel's War Efforts.