MDA

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


Two wounded by Hezbollah rocket as Israel anticipates potential Lebanon ceasefire

The two wounded were in severe and mild condition and were receiving medical treatment.

 Rockets fly in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024.

MDA suspends volunteer for racism against Hezbollah victim

Magen David Adom suspended a volunteer who made racist comments about an Israeli-Arab woman killed by Hezbollah rockets, emphasizing its commitment to serving all communities equally.

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MDA, city residents share experience of Hezbollah rocket attack in Ramat Gan

"There was a huge boom, I felt the blast wave, and the house shook,” shared a city resident.

 Security and rescue personel work at the scene where a bus and buildings were hit following a rocket attack from Lebanon towards Israel in Ramat Gan in central Israel November 18, 2024.

Hezbollah rocket kills woman in Shfaram, wounds dozens

The Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa said it treated 56 people who were wounded in Shfaram, including 18 children and teenagers.

 Damage to synagogue in Haifa after Hezbollah rocket barrage November 16, 2024

Woman killed, several wounded following rocket strike in Shfaram, northern Israel

In addition, ten individuals sustained light wounds from broken glass and were transferred for further medical care.

 Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene of the rocket strike in Shfaram, northern Israel. November 18, 2024.

Medic: MDA’s life-saving work is better than any other place in the world

'The pride of being part of such a prestigious organization like MDA stays with volunteers wherever they go', says MDA volunteer Sam Goldberg.

  Sam Goldberg, a volunteer from the Magen David Adom Overseas Volunteers Medic Program

Two wounded in West Bank terror ramming attack, terrorist thwarted

The terrorist was thwarted, and IDF troops were present on the scene.

 IDF soldiers operating near Kalkilya in the West Bank, May 5, 2024.

Hezbollah barrages continue: Ten wounded following rocket fire toward Israel's North

At least 30 rockets were fired toward northern Israel communities as far south as Karmiel.

 Smoke billows on Lebanon's side of the border with Israel, behind the Israeli village of Fassuta, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Ein Ya'akov, northern Israel, November 1, 2024.

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

MDA staff members realized this wasn’t just a case of missile fire; gunmen were inside the city.

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

MDA paramedic on Oct. 7: I saw some amazing teamwork and generosity

"We did everything that could be expected of us as a medical team. With God’s help, we will come out of this situation stronger and better off."

 The MDA paramedic, Menachem, hugging one of the people injured in the attack.