Organ donation

Family of Israeli killed in Thailand announces organ donations, saving four lives

Cohen was injured in an accident in the city of Chiang Mai, where he was pronounced dead. He was transported back to Israel at his family's request.

Yuval Cohen
THE TEAM OF surgeons at Rabin Medical Center during the small intestine transplant surgery on Daniel Haim Biton.

New intestinal transplant procedure will allow patient to truly eat for the first time in 17 years

Gal Alush, widow of Dani z"l.

Beyond the headlines: Kidney donation record shows we all have something to give - opinion

From right: Dvora Sherer and Tatyana Mazarsky

For the first time in Israel: Bill proposed to mark Organ Donation Day on the calendar


'Disregard for sanctity of life': US cracks down on organs harvested from living patients

One man from Kentucky was wrongfully declared brain dead and woke up as his organs were being harvested.

 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.

Families of three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza donate their organs for transplants

The families of Omar Van Gelder, Lior Steinberg, and Alon Farkas, three soldiers killed in Gaza this week, have agreed to donate their organs.

Hands holding green organ transplant awareness ribbon (illustrative).

Organ donation by Tzeela Gez, murdered in West Bank shooting, brings hope amid tragedy

Her unborn child was delivered by emergency C-section and remains in critical condition.

 Tzeela Gez, the pregnant woman wounded in a terror attack and succumbed to her wounds, May 15, 2025.

Forever connected: Fallen IDF officer’s family meets girl saved by her kidney donation

Rebecca Baruch’s organ donation gave 10-year-old Rana a second chance at life, bringing two families together.

 Captain Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch z"l.

'I am suffering deep down': Myanmar's poor travel to India to sell their organs

For a little over $3,000, Myanmar's poor are selling their organs.

A 15-year-old Rohingya boy, who said he was abducted for conscription by a military-aligned Rohingya insurgent group, poses for a picture in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 26, 2024.

Rocket victim Michael Samara saves six lives with marathon organ donation

The lives of Israeli citizens were saved from organ transplants by Michael Samara, who died of wounds from an Iron Dome interception on Friday.

 Michael Samara, aged 27, died on August  9, 2024 from a failed interception of Hezbollah rocket.

Miraculous kidney donation between friends spans continents and save lives

The complex and sensitive cross-continental operation required coordination between senior officials in both countries.

 The proccess of bringing kindeys for transplant from the Czech Republic to Israel.

Fallen IDF soldier Sivan Weil's organs donated posthumously, saves five lives

The family of Major Sivan Weil, an IDF soldier who was killed in Gaza, donated his organs to save the lives of seriously ill Israelis.

 Fallen IDF solider Sivan Weil.

Campaign at municipal election sites for organ donation registration

Those who get ADI cards also have priority when receiving a donated organ if they need one, said the chairman of Israel Transplant's Steering Committee.

Hands holding green organ transplant awareness ribbon (illustrative).

After her death, Israeli lone soldier's family donates her organs

Cpt. Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch, a lone soldier from the Netherlands, is remembered as an inspiration to her fellow soldiers.

 Capt. (res.) Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch