Ambulances

Man arrested after vehicle slams into Louisiana crowd, injuring at least 15, sheriff's office says

A suspect is in custody and an investigation is ongoing following the incident, which occurred near a Lao New Year celebration, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Rebecca Melancon said.

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EMERGENCY SERVICES after a car rammed into a crowd in Louisiana, USA, injuring several.
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Three suspects in UK Hatzola ambulance arson arrested, charged for attack

Two British nationals, 20-year-old Hamza Iqbal and 19-year-old Rehan Khan, and one unnamed 17-year-old British-Pakistani dual citizen were charged with an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances.

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UN PEACEKEEPERS (UNIFIL) seen in southern Lebanon, as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, on November 6, 2025.

Hezbollah uses ambulances, paramedic uniforms, as disguise for terrorist activity, IDF says

The terrorists, the military claimed, systematically used ambulances to transfer weapons across the country, in order to launch attacks against Israel and IDF soldiers.

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Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS

‘On Oct. 7, we fought like the Maccabees,’ United Hatzalah founder says

On that day, hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers poured into southern Israel – despite the danger – in order to save lives.

DECEMBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lights and Lifesavers - Eli Beer from United Hatzalah discusses October 7.

Israel receives new armored ambulances amid Gaza war

Dozens of ambulances that were built and armored in the US were purchased in an emergency procurement for the war.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
2008 Toyota LandCruiser 78 series Troopcarrier Workmate ambulance. Operated by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales. (Illustrative)

‘Hamas exploits ambulances for terror:’ Israeli envoy slams UN chief

Gutteres was among the first to condemn Israel last month after a false report that a supposed Israeli airstrike had struck the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.

MDA gets $500,000 donation in equipment from pharmaceutical company

Eli Lilly's "vital donations will significantly strengthen MDA’s ambulance teams in the field which have been operating around the clock since the outbreak of the Gaza war," the MDA said.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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.

Israel’s MDA brought man back to life after dying twice using new tech

This technology has the power to significantly improve patient outcomes. Indeed, the MDA notes that it “could make survival rates for cardiac events appreciably higher.”

AUGUST 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The ECMO ambulance enables doctors from Shamir Medical Center and paramedics from Magen David Adom to bypass a cardiac arrest patient’s heart and lungs, providing the medical team with more time to resuscitate them by providing the patient’s organs with crucial oxygen.

United Hatzalah is healing Israel, one call at a time - comment

"It doesn't matter who you are and it doesn't matter who the patient is. We're here to help everyone," the United Hatzalah volunteer said.

JULY 23, 2023ByAVI MAYER
A UNITED HATZALAH ambucycle is seen with Jerusalem in the background

Paralyzed Jerusalem man pulls off dream proposal with United Hatzalah help

Following a traumatic car accident, Alon Paz requires a ventilator to breathe and is paralyzed. Paz did not let his disabilities stop him from proposing to his long-time girlfriend Yaffit.

JUNE 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of the proposal in the square in the Jewish quarter

The medical system in Israel is broken and how it can be fixed - opinion

Israel has a wealthy segment of its population. If there’s an incentive for tax-free income, we can be very confident of raising significant funds by issuing Israeli government-backed municipal bonds.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByDAVID S. LEVINE
THE MDA response was quick and the ER care was state-of-the-art. However, the care on the floor after admission was not up to modern medical standards, says the writer.

United Hatzalah inaugurates air medical unit with three Medevac helicopters

United Hatzalah of Israel (UH) inaugurated this week its air medical unit comprised of three helicopters and 30 flight paramedics.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A United Hatzalah training drill featuring the Medevac flying ambulance

Israel sends armored ambulances to Ukraine

The aid is the latest in a series of humanitarian aid efforts made by the Israeli government and Israeli organizations for Ukraine.

DECEMBER 2, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Armored ambulance provided by Israel to Ukraine