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Third terror attack in week puts Israel on edge.

In one week, three terrorist attacks have erupted in Israel, leaving 11 dead and six wounded. Today’s attack proved the deadliest with five people killed in Bnei Brak, a Tel Aviv suburb. This follows two Islamic State-inspired attacks in the northern city of Hadera and… Read more

Second terror attack in days: ISIS claims responsibility.

On Sunday night, March 27, two bearded gunmen in white began shooting at civilians and police in Hadera, a coastal city midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Six people were wounded, two fatally. Magen David Adom teams performed triage at the scene. After providing lifesaving… Read more

MDA aids Ukrainian refugees in its Moldova clinic.

Earlier this week, an MDA team of paramedics, EMTs, and doctors, as well as two doctors from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital established a field clinic in Chisinau, Moldova for Ukrainian refugees at the request of the Moldovan Jewish community. Chaim Levin, paramedic and head of… Read more

4 killed, 2 wounded in grotesque terror attack.

Magen David Adom responded to three successive incidents in Be’er Sheva, which turned out to be terrorist acts by the same perpetrator. An Arab Israeli from Hura, a southern Bedouin town, repeatedly stabbed a woman at a gas station, ran over a cyclist with his… Read more

13 Holocaust survivors, wounded Ukrainians airlifted to Israel.

TIMES OF ISRAEL — Three Israeli rescue organizations joined forces to rescue Ukrainian Holocaust survivors and other civilians wounded amid Russia’s invasion and bring them to Israel for treatment. Zaka, Hatzolah Air, and Magen David Adom raised some US$ 70,000 to charter a private jet… Read more

MDA sends armored ambulances to Ukraine.

Medical aid provided to refugees in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Israel. AFMDA’s Ukraine Emergency Appeal supports efforts. A mother and her child fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine at a temporary accommodation center in Korczowa, Poland. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 Magen David… Read more

MDA lends Chabad mobile command center for Ukraine relief coordination.

Chabad centers in Kfar Chabad, Israel, in Dnipro, Ukraine, and in Brooklyn, New York, have activated dozens of Russian-speaking volunteers to staff emergency hotlines and connect the Jews of Ukraine with evacuation assistance, food, housing, or medical assistance. When the scope of the operation grew… Read more

Helping Ukrainian refugees locate missing relatives.

Since World War II, Magen David Adom has operated a tracing unit for locating displaced relatives and renewing family ties as part of its activities as an affiliate of the Red Cross movement. On Monday, March 7, MDA opened a hotline to assist Ukrainian refugees… Read more

First wounded from Ukraine arrive in Israel for treatment.

Transport was facilitated by Magen David Adom and New York–based Hatzolah Air. When an apartment building in Kyiv was hit by a missile on Saturday, February 26, Irina Karaush, 44, and her 19-year-old son, Mark, were injured. They received initial treatment from… Read more

MDA arrives first more than 91% of the time.

Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national paramedic and Red Cross service, arrives first to the scene of medical emergencies more than 91% of the time, an analysis of calls to Israel’s medical emergency call center has shown. The analysis looked at nine months of calls… Read more