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Times of Israel reports on Israel’s Turkey rescue delegation’s big welcome home.

A delegation of more than 160 Israeli search and rescue experts was greeted at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday afternoon, after spending the past week saving civilians trapped under collapsed buildings in Turkey following a devastating earthquake that struck the… Read more

Israeli delegation and Magen David Adom complete search and rescue operation in Turkey.

February 13, 2023 — The official Israeli search and rescue delegation returned to Israel today, after rescuing 19 people from the rubble. The team was led by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and was comprised of IDF and Magen David Adom (MDA) experts experienced in… Read more

The Jerusalem Post visits the Marcus National Blood Services Center.

Safeguarding national treasures isn’t a new concept for Israelis. But Magen David Adom’s brand-new blood center in Ramla takes security to a new level. The center is an enormous facility with three underground, missile-proof levels and has been hailed as the most secure blood services… Read more

Another terrorist attack in Jerusalem.

February 10, 2023 — A 6-year-old boy and 20-year-old man were killed and five other Israelis injured in Jerusalem just hours before the start of Shabbat today when a terrorist rammed his vehicle into a crowd waiting at a bus stop.  A Magen David Adom… Read more

MDA team rescues people trapped under rubble in Turkey.

February 8, 2023 — Felix Lotan, a senior paramedic who oversees disaster response for Magen David Adom, is a member of Israel’s search and rescue team, which was dispatched to Turkey following that country’s earthquake Monday. Today, together with the IDF team, he rescued a… Read more

MDA prepares to assist Turkey Red Cross, following fatal earthquake.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked south central Turkey, killing thousands, injuring tens of thousands, and sending shockwaves felt as far away as Israel. The Israeli military is sending a rescue delegation and Magen David Adom, as Israel’s representative to the International Red Cross, is making… Read more

MDA paramedic, an East Jerusalem Arab, describes terror scenes.

“I’m sure you and the public all know that Magen David Adom is a state all its own for co-existence. Jews save Arabs. Arabs save Jews. I think it’s an example for the whole world.” Fadi Dekaidek… Read more

Seven killed, several wounded, in two separate Shabbat Jerusalem terror attacks.

The quiet of Shabbat in Jerusalem was shattered by gunfire when a terrorist opened fire on passersby on the street, including a motorcyclist and people outside a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood on Friday, January 27. On Saturday morning, another shooter shot two men… Read more

How Israeli A.I. can help 911 call centers.  Op-ed by Eli Bin.

The following opinion piece by MDA Director-General Eli Bin was published in South Florida’s SunSentinel on January 12, 2023.  Eli Bin, MDA Director-General Every week there’s another story in the American media about someone who died because of a problem originating at a 911… Read more

MDA team delivers breech baby in ambulance.

Dorin Asweed, 31, from Neot Golan, was due to deliver her baby by caesarean section during the second week of January. On Thursday, December 29, she started feeling strong contractions at home. “This is my third birth. The last time I gave birth within 20… Read more