MDA

Man shot in Lower Galilee is in serious condition, MDA says

MDA teams treated him for penetrating injuries at the scene before transporting him to the Italian Hospital in Nazareth.

Magen David Adom responds to scene of criminal stabbing at bank in Tel Aviv, August 26, 2026.
Israeli women take part at a Mass Breastfeeding as they gathered at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2016, the idea  was to promote women's right to breastfeeding their babies in public, March 18, 2016. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

Israel's human milk bank tripled activity after October 7, helping feed wartime babies, study finds

MDA vehicles outside of the scene where a well-known lawyer was murdered in a suspected assassination on August 4, 2026.

Well-known lawyer murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office

MDA paramedic Yitzhaj Bendahan after delivering his onw baby in the back of an ambulance.

MDA paramedic delivers his own baby daughter in ambulance en route to hospital


63% of Israelis lack confidence in using defibrillators, MDA survey finds

Ahead of National Defibrillator Awareness Day, Magen David Adom urges public training and registration of life-saving devices.

Most Israelis recognize the importance of defibrillators.

Grapevine, February 21, 2026: Stars and Stripes impact

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Malcolm Hoelein

Maryland to MDA: How an oleh found his place on Israel’s front lines

An American oleh serving as an MDA paramedic reflects on his aliyah story and the intense realities of working Israel’s emergency front lines.

 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

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 expands Jerusalem emergency response with 22 new haredi female medics

"This is an important volunteering effort that will enable us to strengthen the rapid and professional medical response to the community in Jerusalem and its surroundings," Eli Bin said.

MDA operates 653 motorcycles

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

A bus crashed into a building in Ramat Gan on Friday morning, leaving a woman in critical condition. MDA paramedics rushed her to Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital for treatment.

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

Two men murdered in Shuafat refugee camp shooting near Jerusalem

"We noticed that they were unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing,” MDA paramedics recalled of the scene. “We began performing advanced CPR and administering medication.

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

Red traffic light saves stroke victim's life in Rishon Lezion

A passing Magen David Adom paramedic saved the life of 75-year-old Moshe Ami Benita, who suffered a stroke while stopped at a red light in Rishon Lezion during a routine drive home.

A Magen David Adom mobile intensive care unit and paramedic, June 2, 2025; illustrative.

One-week-old baby left outside Bituach Leumi office in Hadera

“A short time ago, a report was received about a one-week-old baby found in the stairwell of a public building in Hadera,” a police spokesperson said.

Magen David Adom paramedic holds baby abandoned in Hadera, January 26, 2026.

MDA’s Raphael Herbst at JPost Miami Summit

‘Helping and saving lives begins with infants’

Raphael Herbst ,Deputy Director International Relations Department  Magen David Adom