Magen David Adom teams were dispatched 2,243 times across the country and aided 1,728 people during Yom Kippur, MDA spokesperson stated Wednesday evening. Due to the fast 268 people fainted or suffered from dehydration and 228 people were injured as a result of riding bicycles and skateboards. 35 people were injured in traffic accidents and 26 people injured during violent altercations across the country. In two separate cases, one near Beersheba and one near Hadassim Junction, teenagers and children threw rocks at ambulances and attempted to dirsupt the medical teams during their work.
An MDA ambulance leaves the scene of a suspected terror attack in Arad on November 30.(photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)