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New technology automatically alerts MDA when a vehicle is in an accident.

An Israeli insurance company is capitalizing on technology developed by Magen David Adom and Israeli tech startup MDGo that will automatically notify MDA when vehicles owned by the insurer’s clients are involved in accidents. The insurance company, Direct Insurance, and MDA both see the technology… Read more

MDA EMTs save their father’s life.

“I call on every person to enroll in an MDA first aid course to acquire the basic and important tools that can save another person’s life. That is the difference between life and death.” — Basel Taha, MDA EMT and victim’s son It was a morning… Read more

MDA fulfills 7-year-old’s dream to captain a navy ship.

Magen David Adom’s Wish Ambulance Program realizes the dreams of critically ill children, providing them with the transportation and the support their compromised conditions require. Recently, the dream of one 7-year-old-boy was fulfilled when he was given the chance to captain a navy ship. When… Read more

Jewish and Arab Israeli EMTs and paramedics worked together to save lives while under attack from rioters and rockets.

Last month, tensions between Israeli Jews and Arabs culminated in a series of violent outbursts throughout Israel, including in Lod, a mixed city in central Israel; in Rahat, a Bedouin city in the south; Dimona; and Ashkelon, a coastal city near the Gaza Stip. At… Read more

MDA paramedic and mother of six recounts treating a man rioters attempted to kill during last month’s sectarian violence in Jerusalem.

In the wake of last month’s rocket attacks and the sectarian riots that broke out throughout Israel, Magen David Adom senior paramedic and ambulance driver Malka Loc shared her story of treating a man whom rioters had attempted to kill amid the violence. A brutal… Read more

Magen David Adom awarded medal of honor by Prime Minister Netanyahu and minister of health for its role in Israel’s fight against coronavirus pandemic.

Magen David Adom was presented with a medal of honor Sunday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein in recognition of the organization’s groundbreaking work combatting coronavirus in Israel. Eli Bin, MDA’s director-general, accepted the award on behalf of the organization,… Read more

Magen David Adom’s Wish Ambulance helps fulfill the dreams of a 6-year-old boy.

People think of Magen David Adom as the organization that saves people’s lives in Israel. But sometimes the organization is focused on saving the quality of their life. Such is the mission of Magen David Adom’s Wish Ambulance, a specially equipped ambulance that takes seriously… Read more

Two Israelis stabbed, one seriously injured, in terrorist attack in Jerusalem.

Two Israeli men, both in their 20s, were stabbed in an apparent terrorist attack Monday near a train stop on Jerusalem’s Rekevet light rail system. “When we arrived at the scene, we saw two victims, [both] conscious, with stab wounds to their upper bodies,” said… Read more

Nine Israelis injured and treated by Magen David Adom just hours before Hamas agrees to cessation of rocket attacks.

The terrorist group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire with Israel that took place in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning Israel time, but not before rocket attacks injured nine people, all of whom were treated by Magen David Adom. Two of the casualties, MDA said, were… Read more

Woman resuscitated by MDA after suffering cardiac arrest during panicked dash to bomb shelter during rocket attack

Sometimes what kills people during rocket attacks isn’t the blast or the shrapnel. Sometimes it’s an incident that takes place during the mad dash to seek shelter as rockets are raining down on the neighborhood. Such was the case Wednesday, when a 43-year-old woman collapsed… Read more