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“Our Resilience Unit has been operating since 2016 to give emotional support to our volunteers and to the citizens,” explains Uriel Bulmas.
“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.
On that day, hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers poured into southern Israel – despite the danger – in order to save lives.
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