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WATCH: IDF, Soroka, Joseftal hospitals carry out first-ever ECMO patient evacuation

In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Israel Air Force and medical teams from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals airlifted a young woman connected to an ECMO life-support system from Eilat to Beersheba.

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026.
MDA operates 653 motorcycles

MDA expands Jerusalem emergency response with 22 new haredi female medics

The aftermath of a bus crashing into a store in Ramat Gan, February 6, 2026.

WATCH: Woman hospitalized after bus crashes into store in Ramat Gan, injuring 11

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

Two men murdered in Shuafat refugee camp shooting near Jerusalem


No. 20: Eli Bin: At the forefront of Israeli emergency management systems

No matter the situation, whether war, terror, COVID-19, or October 7, Eli Bin is there keeping Israel safe.

Eli Bin, Magen David Adom

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

The MDA Women's Circle kicked off the new year with their flagship program and a substantial initial donation of 50,000 NIS.

Among the evening's participants were Hanna Perry Zen and businesswoman Ortal Ulman

Ruth Wasserman Lande honors MDA’s brave volunteers and lifesaving work

At the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, Wasserman Lande praises MDA’s efforts and community resilience worldwide.

Ruth Wasserman Lande, Head of Global Strategy at MDA

Three-year-old dies after being left alone in Beersheba car

Magen David Adom medics attempted to treat the child at the scene, and transferred him to Soroka Medical Center, but medical staff were forced to declare him dead.

 MDA ambulances

MDA paramedics find remains of two inside a burned-down car near Kafr Kassem

The bodies were found after reports were filed of a car burning down in a forest near Kafr Kassem. Authorities believe the incident could be a homicide.

Two bodies found inside a burned-down car.

Man in critical condition after being bitten by snake in Jordan Valley

MDA paramedics provided the man with life-saving medical treatment, which included oxygen and medication, and evacuated him in serious but stable condition to HaEmek Hospital in Afula.

 Red-bellied Black Snake. (illustrative)

'Significant risks': Newborn passes away after tragic home birth in Israel

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has confirmed the death of the newborn who passed away during a planned home birth near Hadera. The mother is recovering from emergency surgery.

 MDA PARAMEDICS on the job.

Teen dies after fall from abandoned rooftop, another in critical condition

A 12-year-old girl died from her wounds, and another one is in critical condition after falling from a tall building in Rishon Lezion.

 MDA Ambulance

Two teens indicted for accidentally killing their friend

Two teens face charges in the shooting death of Ori Portal, who was struck in the chest after one of them accidentally pulled the trigger.

 MDA Ambulance

Eight IDF soldiers wounded in Kfar Yona terror ramming, police searching for second suspect

The terrorist who carried out the car-ramming attack did not steal the vehicle he was driving, as per preliminary reports.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Kfar Yona, July 24, 2025.