“In the heat of the moment, you must stay calm, perform your duties, and don’t think about terrorists or other dangers,” Yonatan Rachamim, a United Hatzalah medic, says.
Caryn Gale and Sergio Geralnik decided to volunteer together for United Hatzalah on their first date. On the Black Saturday, they saved dozens in their ambulance and reassured traumatized children.
"On October 7, we were game-changers," Rozenfeld said. "Without United Hatzalah, hundreds more would have died.”
When United Hatzalah chief paramedic Liad Ohana heard gunshots outside his house, he left his wife and three children, including a two-week-old baby, to go treat the wounded.
The uncertainty also included concerns of bombs on the scene, cleared by sniffer dogs before proceeding. Two volunteers also were injured by gunfire in the exercise, all simulated for impact.
On that day, hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers poured into southern Israel – despite the danger – in order to save lives.
Richard A. Rosenbaum, executive chairman of Greenberg Traurig, one of the world’s largest law firms, spent a day in Israel visiting the firm’s Israeli office as a sign of support and solidarity.
"We have an opportunity now," she said, "to save other people and help them survive."
Sources close to the organization said that the younger Netanyahu has been fundraising for the organization, including for two ambulances.
Over 1,500 United Hatzalah volunteers took part in rescue efforts on October 7.
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