‘These are not just vehicles but a symbol of life, courage and hope,’ says father of terror victim.
Fourteen new ambulances are now in the possession of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national ambulance and emergency service agency, after a donation from the Rev. Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse, which is a charitable Christian organization that helps people around the globe.
A dedication ceremony took place on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
On the ground in Israel, Graham told the agency, “I believe in this organization. You risk your life to save life – and I felt that these ambulances needed to be replaced immediately,” the team at Samaritan’s Purse shared with Fox News Digital on Tuesday afternoon.Â
The organization has now replaced those 14 ambulances. It said that in the months ahead, it will further expand Magen David Adom’s fleet by providing seven additional armored ambulances.
During the Oct. 7 attack on innocent Israeli civilians, Hamas terrorists killed some 1,200 people and destroyed 14 Israeli ambulances; since the war began, 19 medics have also been killed, Samaritan’s Purse relayed to Fox News Digital.
Graham spoke to the widow of Dr. Daniel Levi, who was killed by Hamas on Oct. 7 as he treated wounded people in a clinic in Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel.
“Do you think your husband would’ve liked this?” Graham said to Lihi Levi-Ingber, the organization told Fox News Digital.
