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MDA opens emergency clinic in Lebanon border kibbutz.
April 16, 2026   |   Saving Lives

MDA opens emergency clinic in Lebanon border kibbutz.

Kibbutz Misgav Am sits along Israel’s border with Lebanon. Magen David Adom has established an emergency clinic inside a shelter in Kibbutz Misgav Am, a community along Israel’s northern border. The clinic is equipped with CPR equipment, first aid supplies, bandages, medications, beds, and more… Read more

Man suffers cardiac arrest in Tel Aviv shelter, revived by MDA teams.
April 14, 2026   |   Saving Lives

Man suffers cardiac arrest in Tel Aviv shelter, revived by MDA teams.

Magen David Adom EMTs, paramedics, and Professor Kobi Shaham, director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov and an MDA volunteer ambulance driver, responded to a call regarding a man who suffered cardiac arrest in a public shelter in Tel… Read more

ICRC Israel delegation chief tours MDA facilities amid ongoing war.
April 10, 2026   |   Milk Bank

ICRC Israel delegation chief tours MDA facilities amid ongoing war.

From left: Julien Lerisson, Eli Bin, and Uri Shacham Julien Lerisson, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Israel, visited Magen David Adom’s Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramla where he toured the milk bank, the emergency dispatch center,… Read more

At least four killed in strike in northern Israel.
April 6, 2026   |   U.S. Press

At least four killed in strike in northern Israel.

Israeli rescue workers on Monday recovered the last of four bodies that were trapped overnight in the ruins of a residential building in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, a full 18 hours after an Iranian missile crashed… Read more

Israeli paramedic delivers baby, rushes it to bomb shelter during Iran attack.
April 6, 2026   |   U.S. Press

Israeli paramedic delivers baby, rushes it to bomb shelter during Iran attack.

Dr. Gal Rosen is an Israeli paramedic who has saved lives under the threat of missile attacks. Racing from emergency to emergency, heart pounding, but calm under fire — “don’t think, just act.” He said he lost his mother… Read more

Paramedic recounts lifesaving decisions under fire.
March 30, 2026   |   Israel Press

Paramedic recounts lifesaving decisions under fire.

Gunshots and a sister trapped behind a door she couldn’t open, this is how Meitar Zamir Zylberberg’s October 7 began. The Magen David Adom paramedic didn’t wait for instructions. She ran toward the danger, guided by training, instinct, and a sense… Read more

MDA team delivers baby, sprints him to shelter minutes later.
March 26, 2026   |   Births

MDA team delivers baby, sprints him to shelter minutes later.

When Violet, a woman in Tel Aviv, went into labor at home early Thursday morning, Magen David Adom dispatched a team. Minutes after the baby was born, sirens sounded and paramedic Dr. Gal Rosen ran, newborn in arms, to reach a shelter. EMT dispatcher Aharon… Read more

As Hezbollah rockets fall, MDA medics in Israel’s north work double shifts.
March 26, 2026   |   U.S. Press

As Hezbollah rockets fall, MDA medics in Israel’s north work double shifts.

When sirens once again sounded in this northern Israel town on a recent  Thursday, Ala Ghassan, a paramedic trainee with Magen David Adom, gazed up at the sky with concern. Pausing for only a few seconds to check for incoming missiles or outgoing interceptors, Ghassan,… Read more

How blood drives strengthen the communities that host them.
March 25, 2026   |   U.S. Press

How blood drives strengthen the communities that host them.

Blood drives have a unique feature that most volunteer efforts do not: After donating, every donor must sit down for at least 15 minutes to recover. This pause is medically required, but at the blood drives I coordinate for… Read more

Angels under fire: the heroic lifeline of MDA amid Operation Roaring Lion.
March 25, 2026   |   Israel Press

Angels under fire: the heroic lifeline of MDA amid Operation Roaring Lion.

In the crucible of war—where chaos descends without warning and the line between life and death is measured in moments—there exist those rare institutions whose courage, precision, and humanity become the difference between tragedy and survival. Among them stands… Read more

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