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MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

The MDA Women's Circle kicked off the new year with their flagship program and a substantial initial donation of 50,000 NIS.

Among the evening's participants were Hanna Perry Zen and businesswoman Ortal Ulman
 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

 The MDA paramedic, Menachem, hugging one of the people injured in the attack.

MDA paramedic on Oct. 7: I saw some amazing teamwork and generosity

 MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack  by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured


Noam and Noa treat Naama after she was wounded at the Nova festival

The Tel Aviv MDA team that came to to the rescue in the south on the day of the attack.


'A severely wounded soldier asked me to say the Shema with him'

Oshrit Hadad, a paramedic from the Ashdod MDA station wanted to be as helpful as possible on October 7th, so she went to the Netivot MDA station to help out. This is her story.

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Kibbutz Alumim ambulance driver and EMT battled terrorists for four hours and evacuated the wounded

“We were fighting for our homes. Anyone else would have done the same.”

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On October 7, an MDA ambulance driver and EMT used his volunteer experience to save lives

Rafi Samet was shot by Hamas terrorists but continued to work: “I quickly bandaged myself up and got back to work.

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MDA paramedic continued saving lives of wounded even after son was murdered by Hamas

Zvi Reider, MDA paramedic and kibbutz ambulance driver on Kibbutz Sa’ad, says, “I decided to focus on saving lives.”

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Body of medic, Dolev Yehud identified in Kibbutz Nir Oz by medical experts

His remains were identified through scientific analysis in a coordinated effort between the IDF and forensic experts.

 Dolev Yehud was believed to be a hostage held by Hamas, but his body was found and identified on Kibbutz Nir Oz.

'I did everything I could' MDA volunteer recalls October 7

Zohar has been an MDA volunteer for 35 years, training medics, serving as a senior EMT, and driving the kibbutz ambulance.

 MDA ambulances in the south of Israel

'I got to meet the soldiers who I had treated. It made everything worthwhile'

The story of veteran MDA staff member Oren Banita from Kibbutz Mefalsim.

 A view of a bomb shelter in which people were killed while they sought refuge during the October 7 killing and kidnapping spree by Palestinian Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel, December 22, 2023

'They shot the ambulance, they shot the station, they are shooting everywhere'

MDA Sderot station. The story of Elor Tawil.

 Elor Tawil, volunteer at the Sderot MDA station

Members of the MDA community who were murdered while carrying out their mission to save lives

Magen David Adom is heartbroken and devastated at the loss of an MDA paramedic and three EMTs who were cruelly murdered during the October 7th attack while saving the lives of others.

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