Magen David Adom

Magen David Adom ends year with nearly two million dispatches as Rosh Hashanah approaches

During the Hebrew year 5786, which comes to a close over the weekend, Magen David Adom marked 96 years of activity of engaging in life-saving activities.

Magen David Adom National Operations Center.
(L-R): Eli Bin, Dubi Weissenstern, Eran Zimrin, Chantal and Marc Belzberg

No. 39: Eli Bin, Dubi Weissenstern, Eran Zimrin, Chantal and Marc Belzberg: Guardians of Israel

Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance.

Teacher shot in school parking lot near Beersheba, hospitalized in moderate condition

Israel Police responding to the scene of the terror attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra in the West Bank, September 7, 2026.

Israeli seriously wounded in West Bank stabbing attack, IDF kills terrorist after hour-long manhunt


IDF's October 7 defense failure was at root of evacuation breakdowns, gov't probe finds

Englman added that the evacuation system lacked an orderly IDF response, clear command-and-control arrangements with Magen David Adom, and timely coordination of handover points.

The entrance to the Bibas family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025

Two killed after car bombings in Holon, Jaffa, in suspected assassinations attempts

At least two men were killed, and one was wounded after two cars exploded in Jaffa and Holon on Sunday morning, Israel Police said.

Car explodes in Holon, June 28, 2026.

Rescue teams found remains of two missing girls swept away by Jordan River after hours searching

Authorities are searching for two girls who were reportedly swept away in the Jordan River near Lehavot HaBashan after friends alerted emergency services.

Fire and rescue teams from the Galilee and Golan Heights conducting searches in boats and in the water after two girls were swept into the Jordan River.

Magen David Adom honors Druze paramedic on National Paramedic Day

After an accident at 16 changed her career path, Druze violinist Ghadir Saleh became an MDA paramedic and she now serves on mobile intensive care units across Israel.

Former violinist and paramedic Ghadir Saleh.

Fatal shooting near Acre follows reported threats around major crime case

Media reports said the victim was the father of a state witness in a major organized crime case, though authorities have not confirmed the alleged connection.

Illustrative: Police car at night

Firefighters rescue 25 people from Netanya apartment building fire, 13 evacuated to hospital

Firefighters rescued 25 people from a burning apartment building in Netanya overnight, with 13 requiring hospital treatment after the blaze. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause.

A Unit Hatzalah medic stands in front of a burning apartment building on Macdonald Street in Netanya, 18 June, 2026.

Four children admitted to Jerusalem hospital with unspecified illness, investigation is ongoing

First responders are on scene at the residential building complex have yet to determine what caused the children to get sick.

A Magen David Adom vehicle is seen on Jaffa Street outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, June 8, 2026

Within an hour: Three men killed in two incidents of violent crime amid Arab sector crime crisis

In Yafia, two men in their 30s were fatally shot. Magen David Adom paramedics reported treating the two men for penetrating wounds shortly before reporting that the men had both died at the scene.

United Hatzalah responds to double murder in Yafia on June 4, 2026.

WATCH: IDF raids home of terrorist who carried out Sunday's car ramming attack in Gush Etzion

As part of the operation, soldiers from the Yehuda Brigade interrogated those close to the terrorist. 

IDF operates in Hebron, West Bank, June 1, 2026.

Car ramming attack wounds several at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank, south of Jerusalem

The soldier who killed the terrorist also provided emergency medical treatment to one of the wounded, saving their life, a spokesperson from the Gush Etzion Regional Council said.

Photo from the scene of the attack in Gush Etzion.