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Two killed by mortars fired at South

Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs rushed to the scene of a mortar attack on a farm in Israel’s south this morning and provided emergency medical aid to 10 wounded agricultural workers. Two of the workers, identified as Thai migrants in their 30s, died from… Read more

Rockets continue to strike Israel, but are temporarily overshadowed by bleacher collapse at synagogue service that killed two and injured more than 160.

Rockets rained down on Israel for the seventh straight day Sunday, causing minor injuries, a relief compared to the fatality the attacks caused the previous day. The larger tragedy Sunday was an incident at a synagogue in Givat Ze’ev, just north of Jerusalem, where a… Read more

56-year-old man killed by rocket attack on Ramat Gan as MDA provides lifesaving aid to six others.

Rockets rained down on cities in south and central Israel Saturday, killing a 56-year-old man in Ramat Gan, outside Tel Aviv, as shrapnel tore through the front door of his home. MDA paramedics discovered the man after racing to the site of the rocket strike… Read more

As rockets and riots continue to rock Israel, Magen David Adom treats dozens of Israelis injured throughout the country

Rockets from Gaza were continually fired toward Israel with few breaks Friday, injuring Israelis directly from shrapnel and indirectly from accidents related to the harried rush to seek shelter after red alerts sounded throughout the day. Magen David Adom, Israel’s national paramedic and Red Cross… Read more

MDA on Thursday and early Friday treats scores of Israelis injured by terrorist rockets or in sectarian clashes.

Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, treated injured Israelis all across the country Thursday and early Friday, responding to what MDA officials have likened to a triple threat. First, MDA is treating people injured by the near-ceaseless barrage of rockets coming from… Read more

A 5-year-old is among the dead as terrorist rockets and sectarian violence escalate in Israel.

It was a challenging day for Israel and the paramedics and EMTs of Magen David Adom as rocket fire from Gaza and sectarian violence in Israel took lives Wednesday. Early in the day, a 21-year-old soldier was killed in southern Israel when the jeep he… Read more

Rocket strikes on Israel kill five people in separate incidents Tuesday, including a teen, and injure dozens more.

Israel’s conflict with terrorists in Gaza took a more ominous turn Tuesday when five people were killed, including a 16-year-old girl, in separate rocket strikes that left many others injured, three of them critically. Early in the day, two women were killed in Ashkelon when… Read more

MDA treats dozens of injured as Israel faces rockets, riots, and incendiary balloons.

In recent weeks, Israelis breathed a collective sign of relief as the country’s world-leading vaccination initiative brought Covid infection rates down and enabled the country to dramatically reduce pandemic restrictions. However, the return to some semblance of normal life didn’t last long. By today, Israeli… Read more

45 people killed in ‘human avalanche’ at religious celebration in Israel; MDA’s preparation for the event and its rapid response greatly reduced fatalities.

In one of the worst civilian incidents in Israel’s history, 45 people died and 150 were injured yesterday when attendees at a Lag B’Omer celebration near Mount Meron in the Galilee were crushed by other attendees while exiting the stadium. Yoni Yagodovsky, director of international… Read more

Sussman Family of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. announces $3 million gift to bring Israel’s human milk bank to a larger, cutting-edge facility at Magen David Adom’s new shielded blood-services center in Ramla.

The Sussman Family of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., today announced a $3 million gift to support Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, paving the way for MDA to relocate Israel’s Human Milk Bank to the organization’s new shielded blood-services center under construction… Read more