MDA

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.
Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds

Magen David Adom ambulances

MDA ambulances donated to Syrian Druze communities, Israeli Druze MK says

Israeli police tape.

Three shot dead in Shfaram as Arab society murder toll reaches eight since start of 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

Man killed during car accident marks 450th death in 2025, making deadliest year in last two decades

Of those 450 victims, the highest number of people (32%) were driving their own vehicle, while pedestrians were also an important victim, representing 27% of the deaths.

The scene of a car accident involving a minibus and a private car with injuries that were evacuated by Magen David Adom Ambulances, route 98, southern Golan Heights, September 29, 2025.

Adding light: From a fragile beginning to giving life to others

After the premature birth of their son, Tel Aviv comedians Almog Shor and Roy Tzabari turned gratitude into action donating dozens of liters of breast milk to help Israel’s most vulnerable babies

Almog, Roi and Kochav

Saving life under fire in Haifa

"Being a dispatcher means you're patients' and families' first point of contact. It's balancing information urgency with humanity and empathy."

The miracle of the severely wounded victim of the missile strike in Haifa

A life-saving injection: How MDA responders saved an infant from severe allergic shock

A rapid response and an EpiPen turned a life-threatening emergency into a miracle in Netanya.

MDA motorcycles

Adding Light Through Giving Blood

Four blood donations saved the life of a wounded soldier and MDA volunteer

Yair Lifshitz

Adding Light: New Life Delivered by MDA Under Fire

From ambulance births during rocket sirens to home deliveries against the odds, MDA teams bring hope and life during the Festival of Lights

Yasmin and Yaniv Mittelberg with paramedics Adel Hamias, Yarin Benita, and Dvir Malul who helped deliver their baby boy.

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

MDA Global President Gilad Erdan speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

“Magen David Adom is the backbone of Israel’s resilience”

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

MDA Global President Gilad Erdan at Jpost Gala evening

“I joined Magen David Adom to make sure that our warriors in white have whatever is needed to save lives in the Holy Land”

Amb. Gilad Erdan with MDA volunteers

Erdan: Israel's enemies target Magen David Adom because it is the backbone of national resilience

MDA Global President Gilad Erdan at Jpost Gala evening: “I joined Magen David Adom to make sure that our warriors in white have whatever is needed to save lives in the Holy Land”.  

Amb. Gilad Erdan with MDA volunteers