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MDA teams remain dedicated to supporting northern Israel amid near-daily attacks.

MDA transports a wounded person to Ziv Medical Center in Safed, after being injured as a result of an object fired from Lebanon. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90. Throughout the past eight months, Magen David Adom teams have worked tirelessly across Israel’s north as Hezbollah forces… Read more

MDA prepared to medically secure Tel Aviv’s pride rally.

Magen David Adom will medically secure Tel Aviv’s Pride and Hope Rally in Tel Aviv on June 6. Thousands of members of the gay community and their supporters are expected to attend the annual gathering in Charles Clore Park. MDA is supporting the rally by… Read more

MDA at The Jerusalem Post Conference: Since Oct 7, we have been providing hope for Israelis.

Uri Shacham, head of director-general’s Office, discusses how MDA’s preparedness saved lives. “On October 7, Magen David Adom team members found themselves as key players in the worst tragedy Israel has ever experienced,” Uri Shacham, head of MDA’s Director-General’s Office, said Monday… Read more

To remain beach-ready, MDA conducts sand rescue drills.

With the arrival of warm weather, Magen David Adom volunteer teams held drills in which all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and ambulances were deployed along Israel’s shores to provide quick and efficient response to drowning incidents at sea. MDA teams received advanced refresher training on saving… Read more

Donated ambulance a source of hope for Israelis.

Last October, Beverly Hills residents Barak Raviv and his wife, Indre, had just finished saying the Kiddush prayer for Sukkot when they began receiving alerts that Israel was under attack.   Even before the extent of Hamas’ assault became clear… Read more

21-year-old cardiac arrest patient reunites with MDA team who saved his life.

When Magen David Adom volunteer EMT David Rotenberg was dispatched to the scene of a cardiac arrest, he was surprised to find that the patient was his yeshiva classmate. Rotenberg happened to be nearest to Eliezer Rubin’s home at the time of the call. He… Read more

MDA helicopter paramedic and “Master Chef” contestant featured on TV.

In his day job, Ziv Shapira is a paramedic with Magen David Adom’s helicopter unit. In his free time, Shapira is an impressive cook and a contestant on the current season of the “Master Chef” television cooking show. In a recent segment on Israel’s Channel… Read more

‘Accepting the other.’ Arab-Christian paramedic in Nazareth promotes unity.

NAZARETH, Israel – As a 15-year-old high school student in Nazareth, Arab Christian Yasmeen Mazzawi wanted to learn the history of the Jews she met volunteering as a paramedic with Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national emergency medical services. Her… Read more

Paramedic inaugurates ambulance donated in memory of his father and brother murdered on Oct. 7.

Amitai Ohayon, a paramedic from the Ofakim station who lost both his father and brother on October 7, took his first drive in a new Magen David Adom ambulance that was donated in their memory. On the morning of October 7, the Ohayon family heard… Read more

More than 100 new paramedics join MDA’s ranks.

114 men and women graduated Magen David Adom’s paramedics course in a moving ceremony. The infusion of new life-saving paramedics in the shadow of war is a sign of hope. “You are the front line in the struggle for human life,” remarked Rami Miller, MDA’s… Read more