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MDA celebrates Chanukah with families of hostages.

Magen David Adom volunteers visited “Hostages Square,” the Tel Aviv plaza where families of abductees and their supporters regularly gather to keep the cause of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza alive. The MDA volunteers lit a chanukiyah with the families, distributed… Read more

Heroes in white: Arab MDA paramedics sacrifice to save others.

A team of Arab-Israeli Magen David Adom medics is featured in a recent segment on Israel’s Kan Arabic channel. In the report, they share their experiences on October 7 and the unique and sometimes complex position Arab-Israeli medics find themselves in. The piece… Read more

Akiva managed a field hospital in a synagogue under fire.

Akiva, resident of Shlomit in southern Israel, suffered direct hit on his home, yet still rushed to help the injured. Akiva Shabbat, a member of the emergency squad in the settlement of Shlomit and a Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance… Read more

The Heroes of Magen David Adom.

Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s National Emergency Medical and Blood Services Organization, was first on the scene during events of October 7. “When an emergency occurs,” says Uri Shacham,  Director General’s Office Chief of Staff at Magen David Adom, “everyone runs… Read more

Families of fallen MDA heroes honored at Western Wall chanukiyah lighting.

Eli Bin lights the Kotel chanukiyah. A special candle lighting ceremony took place at the Western Wall honoring the families of Magen David Adom staff who lost their lives while trying to save lives during the Hamas attacks. Guests included American Ambassador to Israel Jack… Read more

MDA shares Chanukah donuts with evacuees.

Not only does MDA save lives, they sweeten days. A team of volunteers from the MDA Nof HaGalil station shared Chanukah donuts with residents from Israel’s south who have been evacuated from their homes. Other MDA teams are distributing donuts to nursing homes, hospitals, military… Read more

American MDA volunteers featured on Israeli television.

Israel’s Channel 12 featured a group of American medics who came to volunteer at Magen David Adom’s new satellite station in Ashkelon. They came via a partnership between MDA and Hatzolah of New York. One volunteer, Shiu Reichman, jumped at the opportunity to volunteer in… Read more

North Shore Illinois doctor volunteers on front lines with MDA.

David Kawior, an ER doctor at Lake Forest Hospital, navigated rocket attacks and trauma during his time as a medical volunteer in Israel. LAKE FOREST, IL — In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, a local… Read more

MDA’s Eli Bin Condemns the Red Cross: “You Are Not Neutral.”

During the first round of hostage releases, when the Red Cross received the hostages from Hamas, it relayed a message about their health condition to Magen David Adom. However, during later rounds, the international organization abandoned this protocol and refused… Read more

Watch: Arab and Jewish Israelis work together to save lives in Rahat Oct 7.

On October 7, Arab and Jewish Israelis came together to save lives in Rahat, a Bedouin community in southern Israel that suffered heavy missile attacks and terrorist gunfire. Anis Abu Dabas, Malek Abu Arara, and Dvir Ben Ze’ev tell their story of heroism, courage, and… Read more