Day 20 – Iron Swords War: MDA Daily Update


“We stopped in the middle of the road, near a field, and when I opened my door, I saw a land mine. I yelled to my German colleague, ‘Let’s not stop here!’ Victoria Lifshitz, MDA Paramedic As a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Magen David Adom’s mission includes assisting other countries…
*NEW* MDA-Buses now operating in Israel! With the assistance of the IDF’s Ground Forces Technology Unit and In cooperation with the Osem Nestle Company and Dan bus Company, Magen David Adom created two dedicated buses to safely and efficiently evacuate multiple #coronavirus patients. These MDA-buses are fully equipped with Intensive Care Units and can treat…
Israel’s conflict with terrorists in Gaza took a more ominous turn Tuesday when five people were killed, including a 16-year-old girl, in separate rocket strikes that left many others injured, three of them critically. Early in the day, two women were killed in Ashkelon when rockets separately struck a private home and an apartment building….
Until 17:00 today, Magen David Adom treated 4 casualties: 31 year old male in moderate condition, a 53 and 32 year old in mild condition with shrapnel injuries, and 1 with anxiety symptoms. Since the beginning of the war, MDA forces have treated thousands of casualties, dead, seriously, moderately and lightly injured, including MDA personnel…