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With a call to MDA, a helpful neighbor saves a toddler who nearly drowned.

In a moment every parent fears, a toddler nearly drowned in his family’s swimming pool. Dan Moshe, just a year and eight months at the time, was playing in his family’s backyard in Natanya, when he almost drowned. A next-door neighbor heard the toddler’s anguished… Read more

MDA declares one dead, treats others in supermarket terror attack.

Magen David Adom teams responded to the scene of a terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon. Sadly, MDA pronounced 22-year-old Shalev Zvuluny, a security guard at a supermarket, dead from his gunshot wounds. The two terrorists who… Read more

MDA saves man who collapsed at work.

One afternoon, 50-year-old Shukat Wattad of Jatt, near Haifa, was at work at the Emek Hefer Industrial Park. All of a sudden, he began to feel unwell and collapsed in front of his co-workers. One of his colleagues called Magen David Adom right away and… Read more

President Herzog honors two MDA servicewomen for lifesaving service during crisis.

Herzog presented the Excellence Award to MDA servicewomen Mera Bokae and Tehila Kadosh for working beyond their volunteer hours to assist in times of crisis. Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented the President’s Excellence Award to two national service volunteers at Magen David Adom (MDA) for working around… Read more

Tiny needle saves tiny life.

A well-prepared MDA EMT saved a baby with an EpiPen. After a six-month-old’s first exposure to dairy triggered anaphylaxis, a severe allergy attack, her parents called Magen David Adom for help. Yonatan Dagia, an EMT with MDA, rushed to the baby’s home in Netanya on… Read more

Fortitude under fire.

A teenager’s life was saved thanks to the resourcefulness of an EMT and the speediness of a paramedic. Two weeks ago, when 16-year-old Itay Mason was driving in Haifa with his father, they received a phone alert from the Home Front Command indicating that a… Read more

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visits MDA headquarters and donates blood.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee flanked by MDA Director-General Eli Bin (left) and MDA Global President Gilad Erdan (right). U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife, Janet Huckabee, visited Magen David Adom’s (MDA) National Headquarters in Ramla on Sunday. Also in attendance was MDA… Read more

“Truly grateful for their work:” US Amb. Huckabee, wife tour underground MDA blood bank.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife toured the Magen David Adom (MDA) blood bank in Ramle on Sunday, Huckabee announced. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife toured the Magen David Adom (MDA) blood… Read more

“Israel at its best:” Netanyahu visits underground MDA blood bank.

“What you’re doing here is unparalleled in the world,” Netanyahu said. “You’re saving lives. That is the people of Israel and the State of Israel at their best.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the Magen David Adom Blood Bank in Ramle to… Read more

Palm Beach Gala raises $4 million.

Who was there to help Magen David Adom raise $4 million for first responders? See photos. See more on the Palm Beach Daily News>>… Read more