Israel Support Bridge celebrates first milestones helping Israel with supplies and equipment in wartime
The initiative began after October 7 and has already grown to more than 10,000 volunteers dedicated to helping communities, organizations, and government and municipality offices.
Last month, CTech visited Israel Support Bridge, an initiative that began after October 7 by President and Chairman of the board Ben Mammon and CEO Erez Ginat. Together, they have established a network of volunteers and organizations whose goal is to help the State of Israel by providing necessary equipment and supplies to help in the war effort.
“We started as a civil group and as a civil initiative to help and address those pressing challenges that we had after October 7th. And we became the biggest connector and the platform between people, resources, and partnerships for us to deliver the critical aid at that time,” explained Ginat. “Nowadays what we do is we bridge the gap between urgent community needs and all the donations and resources around the world coming to Israel, helping with advanced logistics and expertise.”
Israel Support Bridge
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Its organizational structure is based around three key pillars: Its people who act as a network of volunteers, its connections with strategic partnerships, and its supply chain which helps manage the logistics and resources effectively. To date, the organization has helped thousands of people receive the resources required to rebuild their lives after the devastating war that has engulfed much of the country in the last 15 months.
“Everything started on October 8,” explained Mammon, who was living in America for 15 years with his family before moving back to Israel and who initiated and founded the organization. “I was not sleeping and realized that I needed to do something.”
Today, its network has grown to more than 10,000 professional volunteers dedicated to helping communities, organizations, and government and municipality offices. Mammon claimed that Israel Support Bridge has already brought in more than $100 million worth of goods to help citizens and soldiers impacted by the ongoing war.
“When we arrived to Israel Support Bridge, we were amazed by all the boxes of clothes, all the things that a family needs to survive after what they went through,” shared Mia, who is one of the volunteers. “I think it's important that a place like this exists so we can rebuild or help them rebuild their life. Even though we knew it was more dangerous, we knew we had to come and do something because we had the power.”
According to the Bank of Israel, Israel's war-related costs from 2023 to 2025 could end up amounting to $67 billion, costing the country 10% of its economy. Ninety percent of the economic shock will come from indirect effects such as reduced investment, slowing productivity growth, and labor market disruption.
As of January 2025, there have been seven 747 cargo airplanes worth $2 million each and carrying more than 2 million NIS ($560,000) worth of medical equipment and more than 2,000 suitcases packed with gear delivered to Israel. On sea, Israel Support Bridge helped facilitate 120 containers and over 1500 pallets. It partners with over 160 organizations in Israel and all over the world.
The team estimates that it will take 5-10 years to rehabilitate and rebuild Israel. “We're going to be there for all this time,” Mammon concluded. “If there is one thing that we realized after October 7th it’s that if we work together as a team, as one, all the Jewish people around the world, nobody can break us.”
