Emergency

Six-story apartment building collapses in central Tel Aviv, injuring two

Emergency services are working to determine whether people are trapped under the rubble or simply inaccessible.

Home Front Command rescue teams seen at the scene of a collapsed building in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2026.
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MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

Cleaning materials

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US storm leaves 1 million without power, forces 10,000 flight cancellations

As snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously frigid temperatures swept into the eastern two-thirds of the US on Sunday, the number of power outages continued to rise.

A group of men try to help a stuck motorist in the snow while the multi-state Winter Storm Fern hits the metro area of Louisville, Kentucky, US January 25, 2026.

Two babies dead, dozens more children injured after suspected overheating at Jerusalem daycare

Authorities noted substandard conditions at the daycare may have caused the incident and led to suspected overheating.

An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

More than 65 missing, at least 14 dead after huge Karachi blaze

Firefighters told Pakistan's local television station Geo News that the lack of ventilation in the mall, which houses over 1,200 shops, caused the building to fill with smoke and slowed the rescue

Firefighters douse a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Karachi on January 18, 2026.

Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued

In state capital Sydney, Australia's largest city, residents and holidaymakers were evacuated late on Saturday after dangerous flooding hit the low-lying suburb of Narrabeen, authorities said.

Firefighters in New South Wales rescue Australians from the flooding across New South Wales on January 17, 2026.

Magen David Adom stands ready to respond to any threat from Iran

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit, Gilad Erdan warns of Iran’s regional threat while highlighting Magen David Adom’s role as the backbone of Israel’s civilian resilience.

Amb. Gilad Erdan ,Magen David Adom Global President Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN

Kyiv at -18C: Thousands left without heat after Russian strikes

Mayor Vitali Klitschko urges temporary evacuation after one of the heaviest Russian barrages of the war; Jewish institutions receive fuel for generators and lifesaving heating gear.

Across the Kyiv region, social services warned of severe risks to vulnerable residents, especially the elderly and children, in unheated homes.

Jerusalem man hit by light rail driver in training as storm causes widespread traffic accidents

A man in his 50s was evacuated to Hadassah-University Medical Center in serious condition after he was hit by the Jerusalem light rail hear the Shuafat light rail station.

United Hatzalah responded to a call after a man in his 50s was hit by the Jerusalem light rail in east Jerusalem on January 13, 2026.

Magen David Adom’s 2025 in numbers

MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times; on average, a team was dispatched every 22.8 seconds

MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

Adding Light

Every day of the year, Magen David Adom teams save lives, provide medical care, ease pain, and add light - these stories about their work is a little light which dispels much darkness

Eliezer Rubin, who suffered cardiac arrest, meeting the MDA team that saved his life

Closer to our 90 second goal: How United Hatzalah's ambuscooter can save more lives - opinion

An ambuscooter can ride through the narrow streets, right into the lobby of a high-rise apartment or office building long before an ambulance team arrives.

United Hatzalah launched a new unit of emergency response vehicles, December 9, 2025.