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Paramedic recounts lifesaving decisions under fire.

Gunshots and a sister trapped behind a door she couldn’t open, this is how Meitar Zamir Zylberberg’s October 7 began. The Magen David Adom paramedic didn’t wait for instructions. She ran toward the danger, guided by training, instinct, and a sense… Read more

MDA team delivers baby, sprints him to shelter minutes later.

When Violet, a woman in Tel Aviv, went into labor at home early Thursday morning, Magen David Adom dispatched a team. Minutes after the baby was born, sirens sounded and paramedic Dr. Gal Rosen ran, newborn in arms, to reach a shelter. EMT dispatcher Aharon… Read more

As Hezbollah rockets fall, MDA medics in Israel’s north work double shifts.

When sirens once again sounded in this northern Israel town on a recent  Thursday, Ala Ghassan, a paramedic trainee with Magen David Adom, gazed up at the sky with concern. Pausing for only a few seconds to check for incoming missiles or outgoing interceptors, Ghassan,… Read more

How blood drives strengthen the communities that host them.

Blood drives have a unique feature that most volunteer efforts do not: After donating, every donor must sit down for at least 15 minutes to recover. This pause is medically required, but at the blood drives I coordinate for… Read more

Angels under fire: the heroic lifeline of MDA amid Operation Roaring Lion.

In the crucible of war—where chaos descends without warning and the line between life and death is measured in moments—there exist those rare institutions whose courage, precision, and humanity become the difference between tragedy and survival. Among them stands… Read more

On the front lines: MDA teams race to save lives under missile fire in central Israel.

Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service, operates with 36,000 volunteers, 3,000 employees, nearly 2,000 ambulances, and 650 motorcycles. The organization’s stations are divided by geographic region. The Ayalon area spans from Bat Yam in the west to… Read more

Yvel jewelry campaign highlights four women of impact from MDA.

Yvel, the world-renowned jewelry company, has launched the Women of Impact campaign in recognition of International Women’s Month. The program highlights four extraordinary women from Magen David Adom and the important work they do every day. In this tribute to… Read more

Missiles and medical emergencies all in a day’s work.

RAMLA, Israel—A steady hum fills the main dispatch room at the fortified national operations center of Israel’s emergency service, where staff handle the unusual combination of incoming missile alerts and routine medical emergencies in an intense wartime environment. It… Read more

Inside Israel’s underground emergency center fighting to save lives.

As missile barrages from Iran continue to test Israel’s emergency response network, Magen David Adom (MDA), the country’s national ambulance service, has taken its operations deep underground. From its headquarters near Ben Gurion Airport, teams of paramedics and dispatchers… Read more

MDA teams treat 115 following two missile strikes in southern Israel.

On Saturday evening, Magen David Adom emergency responders were dispatched across multiple scenes of destruction when two missile strikes hit southern Israel within hours of each other, injuring more than 100 people. Responders described scenes of rubble, smoke, shattered glass, and residents caught in the… Read more