Magen David Adom

'Heroic actions': Magen David Adom mourns first responders who served, were murdered on Oct. 7

MDA marked the third anniversary of October 7 by honoring 20 murdered personnel, recalling more than 21,600 emergency calls, and detailing its expanded emergency response capabilities.

View of Magen David Adom's Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramle, central Israel, August 17, 2026.
Photo of Amit Mann, killed on October 7, 2023.

Newly aired recordings of MDA paramedic renew push to let families access Oct. 7 records

 MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Several settlers injured, six arrested amid West Bank outpost evacuation near Susiya - report

Israel Police investigate the scene of a hit-and-run in Rehavia on October 4, 2026.

Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run by truck in Jerusalem's Rehavia, police arrest driver


Drowning rates surge to 350% from 2025, org. tells Knesset committee last week

Since the data was presented, an additional three teenagers died drowning; one boy in Kibbutz Palmachim, and two girls in the Jordan River.

Magen David Adom stationed at Israel beach.

Israeli pop star Sasson Shaulov lightly wounded in car accident, MDA confirms

Shaulov and his passengers did not need to be taken to the hospital, Magen David Adom stated.

SINGER SASSON Ifram Shaulov at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Police arrest suspect in Netanya rabbi's murder as at least three killings recorded in one day

Police suspect the alleged stabber came to the yeshiva to pray with the rabbi. At the time, several former criminals who had returned to religious observance were also sitting around the rabbi.

RABBI AMOS GUETTA, murdered on July 1, 2026.

Man seriously injured after being struck by train at Ra'anana South Station

MDA personnel responded to the scene of the incident and provided first aid before transferring the man to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, where he is being treated for multiple internal injuries.

View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

Car explosion leaves one dead near Haifa, police investigating incident as a murder

There are fears that the murder will reignite a long-standing conflict between the Hariri crime organization and other criminal groups.

Car exploded in Kiryat Haim, MDA said.

IDF's October 7 defense failure was at root of evacuation breakdowns, gov't probe finds

Englman added that the evacuation system lacked an orderly IDF response, clear command-and-control arrangements with Magen David Adom, and timely coordination of handover points.

The entrance to the Bibas family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025

Two killed after car bombings in Holon, Jaffa, in suspected assassinations attempts

At least two men were killed, and one was wounded after two cars exploded in Jaffa and Holon on Sunday morning, Israel Police said.

Car explodes in Holon, June 28, 2026.

Rescue teams found remains of two missing girls swept away by Jordan River after hours searching

Authorities are searching for two girls who were reportedly swept away in the Jordan River near Lehavot HaBashan after friends alerted emergency services.

Fire and rescue teams from the Galilee and Golan Heights conducting searches in boats and in the water after two girls were swept into the Jordan River.

Magen David Adom honors Druze paramedic on National Paramedic Day

After an accident at 16 changed her career path, Druze violinist Ghadir Saleh became an MDA paramedic and she now serves on mobile intensive care units across Israel.

Former violinist and paramedic Ghadir Saleh.

Fatal shooting near Acre follows reported threats around major crime case

Media reports said the victim was the father of a state witness in a major organized crime case, though authorities have not confirmed the alleged connection.

Illustrative: Police car at night