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Operation Air Train had one mission. It sounded impossible.

Americans wanted to get ambulances to Israel during a war. That meant doing something they’ve always done in a way they’ve never done it. Yoav Halper’s phone rang on the worst Saturday morning of his life with a call that he was expecting. Read more

NY Governor Kathy Hochul tours Kfar Aza with MDA.

NY Governor Kathy Hochul, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, MDA Director-General Eli Bin, and MDA Chief of Staff Uri Shacham. New York State governor Kathy Hochul toured Kibbutz Kfar Aza with Magen David Adom Director-General Eli Bin while on a solidarity trip to Israel. During Hochul’s… Read more

Magen David Adom steps up blood donation drive ahead of protracted conflict.

Magen David Adom reports that since the start of the war on October 7, it has collected over 31,000 units of blood from volunteer donors. However, more blood is needed as Israel prepares for what could be a protracted conflict. Read more

MDA medics recount being meters away from Hamas terrorists amid massacre.

They were there when the inferno was happening, risking their lives and saving many wounded under live fire – Magen David Adom medics recall the shocking experience of the terrible massacre on Simchat Torah and how they are preparing to continue functioning in the war zones and… Read more

Israeli paramedic recalls brutality of Hamas attack that left him with PTSD: ‘Like a horror movie.’

An Israeli paramedic who worked around the clock transporting countless victims of Hamas’ terrorist attack likened the atrocities to a “horror movie” that have left him in need of treatment for PTSD. Ari Yonatan, 32, a New York City native,… Read more

Aharon Haimov, 25: Ambulance driver killed on way to treat victims.

Murdered near his hometown of Ofakim, October 7. Aharon Haimov, 25, was shot and killed as he drove an ambulance to his hometown of Ofakim to help treat victims of the murderous Hamas incursion of Israel on October 7, the Magen David Adom… Read more

Senior EMT loses young cousin in Arara rocket attack.

Talal Abu Jameh Senior MDA EMT Talal Abu Jameh woke up early on Saturday, October 7, to the sound of rockets falling near his home in Arara in northern Israel. Jameh immediately went to his MDA station to organize equipment, specifically ballistic vests and helmets. Read more

CNN: Paramedic Amit Man documented her final moments in texts and audio.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks to the sisters of MDA paramedic Amit Man, who rushed to help when Hamas gunmen stormed Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. “She died doing what she loved,” says Amit’s sister Haviva, “which is save lives.”… Read more

MDA paramedic treated gunshot wounds in his kibbutz living room.

Oren Benita MDA paramedic Oren Benita was awoken to the sound of sirens, falling rockets, and gunfire outside his home in Kibbutz Mefalsim on October 7. Because of the active gunfire, Benita was unable to leave the house, but that didn’t stop him from saving… Read more

Under attack: Israel’s national EMS treat the wounded under fire.

Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack. Magen David Adom (MDA), is a national EMS organization on the front lines of the war. On the morning of October… Read more