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MDA helps stabbing victim in Beit Kama.

Keren Koch A trip to a local Beit Kama café turned violent for a man in his 50s. The man was stabbed by a terrorist multiple times all over his body. MDA ambulance driver and EMT Keren Koch happened to be at the café drinking… Read more

Dr. Eilat Shinar interviewed on Israeli TV about MDA’s blood supply and its work with the IDF.

In a new interview with Israel’s Channel 13, Dr. Eilat Shinar, Director of Magen David Adom’s Blood Services division, speaks about maintaining a state of blood-supply preparedness in Israel as well as the critical role MDA plays in saving the lives of IDF members who… Read more

MDA medics assist woman in delivering baby boy on the side of the road.

While Yafit Troya’s husband was driving her to the hospital to give birth, the couple got stuck in a big traffic jam. Yafit’s contractions started to come more quickly and their car was still unable to move. So, her husband called Magen David Adom… Read more

In celebration of MDA’s first medical director, Dr. Nancy Caroline.

Dr. Caroline with a skeleton. Dr. Nancy Caroline, Magen David Adom’s first medical director, was a pioneer in the field of paramedics. Dr. Caroline co-developed the paramedic profession in the United States and went on to train Israel’s first group of paramedics in 1979. Read more

MDA welcomes 44 new volunteers in emotional ceremony.

Magen David Adom welcomed 44 new volunteers in a moving ceremony held in Ashdod. Part of the new volunteers’ service will include work in the Lachish region and the area around the Gaza Strip, which Hamas invaded on October 7.   “Dozens of first… Read more

Donors gift 13 MDA ambulances for 13 Israeli medics killed.

Donation by Leon and Toby Cooperman will help Magen David Adom meet increased needs for rescue vehicles as the country faces rocket and terror attacks. Leon Cooperman and his wife, Toby, have pledged to donate nearly $1.5 million to Magen… Read more

She called an ambulance and the Health Minister came.

Petah Tikva woman calls MDA for help after feeling ill and is shocked when the volunteer who came to help her was none other than Health Minister Uriel Busso. Uriel Busso, MDA volunteer. Sarah, a 66-year-old woman from Petach Tikva,… Read more

Floyd Mayweather dedicates ‘Floyd Fleet’ of medicycles to MDA.

Former 15-time boxing champion dedicates fleet of medicycles to help Magen David Adom respond to medical emergencies during the war. Floyd Mayweather visits MDA’s Marcus National Blood Services Center. Fifteen-time boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather dedicated a fleet of Magen David Adom Medicycles. As the… Read more

Israeli Army Names reservist Amishar Ben David killed in Gaza Combat.

Maj. (res) Amishar Ben David, 43, from the settlement of Eli, served as a commander in the Commando Division, and was killed in battle with terrorists. A high school teacher and Magen David Adom volunteer, he is survived by his wife and five children. The… Read more

Montana Tucker: This is the story behind the women of Magen David Adom.

Watch: MDA’s 20,000 female volunteers in action. Montana Tucker (left) and Dr. Eilat Shinar In Israel on International Women’s Day, after the October 7 massacre, female empowerment will be celebrated in a slightly different way. Watch below to get the… Read more