MDA

Magen David Adom announces new mental health emergency response unit

Under the new system, mental health-related calls will be transferred to a specially trained mental health dispatcher for evaluation, instead of being handled by standard medical teams.

Magen David Adom staff members work at the emergency dispatch center in Ramla, central Israel, March 6, 2026.
Eli Bin, the CEO of Magen David Adom speaks at the concert "Winners for Life" in Caesarea

Winners for life 2026: 'Hasidut Be-Class' takes the stage in Jerusalem

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Suspected drunk driver wounds multiple pedestrians at Beersheba Lag Ba'omer celebration

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Pizzeria worker stabbed to death in Petah Tikva after commenting on snow spray on Independence Day


Dee family dedicates MDA ambulances to sisters, mother murdered in terror attack

The Dee family members were murdered in a shooting attack in April 2023. The daughters, Maia and Rina, died at the scene, and the mother, Lucy, succumbed to her wounds days later.

 Rabbi Leo Dee (L) with his daughter Keren Dee (R) posing with one of the ambulances donated in memory of their murdered relatives, March 2025.

Haredi man sprays swastikas on MDA ambulances in Mea Shearim neighborhood

The man was arrested by Israel Police during a Rosh Hodesh parade held by haredi extremists and was taken for questioning.

 Haredi man sprayed swastikas on MDA ambulances in Jerusalem

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA paramedic and Tribu founder Michaela Berku shares the power of volunteering at the 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Dovrat Weizer: ‘Magen David Adom is Israel’s medical Iron Dome - 48% of its personnel are women’

During the Women Leaders Summit, Weizer shared her leadership journey and the critical needs of MDA.

 Dovrat Weizer, Chairwoman of Women of MDA

Israeli murdered, IDF soldier wounded in bus stop terror attack in North

Israeli media later named the terrorist as Karem Jabarin, 25, from the village of Ma'ale Iron in northern Israel.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Yokne’am, March 24, 2025

At least 13 wounded in combined terror ramming, stabbing attack in central Israel

Terrorist hit police car, attempted stabbing with a screwdriver before being gunned down • Terrorist identified as Palestinian illegal resident

 Police at the scene of a terror ramming attack in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, February 27, 2025

Saved by MDA team after cardiac arrest: 'I received my life as a birthday gift'

Paul Freidland suffered a heart attack a day before turning 88. MDA medics and volunteers saved his life.

 Paul Freidland with the team that saved his life.

Man in 60s wounded by axe in suspected terror attack in Gilboa, suspect caught by police

Israel's emergency medical service said that its paramedics were providing medical care to the man, who was in light condition.

 MDA Ambulance

Sirens, sacrifice, and soulmates: An MDA love story

Two Israeli EMTs met saving lives, forging a bond through crisis and commitment. Now, as they prepare to marry, their love story proves that even in chaos, love can thrive.

 MDA Ambulance; illustrative

MDA paramedic discovers daughter among crash victims at accident scene

Gadi Danino was dispatched to Road 310 accident where he found his daughter Shahaf and her fiancé Eliav Abuksis, a couple who were set to marry in four months.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.