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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….
Youth Volunteers visit Poland
As we approach one of the most solemn days in the Israeli calendar – Holocaust Remembrance Day, we take the time to reflect. Magen David Adom youth volunteers flew to Poland to learn about the Holocaust. Just here. As I sit beneath the tall, bare trees, do I understand how the very obvious isn’t obvious…

MDA graduate aces EMT test and saves a life the same day
Joshua Rothstein finished Magen David Adom’s final EMT exam, scoring a perfect 100. That same day, when he arrived at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv to return to his home in Rehovot, he heard an announcement requesting immediate medical assistance. Right: Joshua Rothstein reunites with Igor Kirkopolo after saving his life a week…

Building collapse in Florida
On June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed killing 98 people and injuring many more.
Doctors, EMTs and paramedics from the South Florida Hatzalah, many of whom volunteer with the Magen David Adom International Unit, were among the first at the scene to provide lifesaving medical care, alongside rescue organisations.

MDA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2021: AMBULANCES SAVE LIVES. PLEASE HELP US!
This year’s Annual Campaign is aimed at raising funds to replace the 12 ambulances which were damaged and destroyed in the recent conflict in Israel. MDA Israel has asked for funds to be raised urgently to replace the ambulances damaged during the recent Guardian of the Walls campaign when twelve ambulances were damaged during recent…

Emergency Medicycle in honour of the late Jeremy Spinak
The MDA board recognised Jeremy’s incredible service to our community by dedicating a medicycle in his memory. These first responder medicycles are a vital part of MDA’s lifesaving services as they can more easily navigate through heavy traffic and narrow streets. Thanks to GPS technology, MDA’s world leading dispatch system immediately communicates and deploys the…