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Health Ministry reveals wartime preparations in Eilat, Dead Sea amid tense security situation
An internal document from the Ministry of Health reveals the depth of the preparations, which include increasing the number of teams operating around the clock and the number of intensive care units.
Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter
Paramedic Meitar Zamir Zylberberg recounts life-saving decisions under fire
Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage
Nine Israelis killed, 11 missing, dozens injured after Iranian missile hits Beit Shemesh building
Three teenage siblings, Yaakov, Avigail, and Sarah Bitton, named among the killed• At least four apartment buildings destroyed, missile reportedly penetrated local shelter
Woman killed in central Israel as a result of Iran missile barrage, over 20 wounded
Over 200 missiles were launched toward Israel as the joint Israel-US campaign continued to strike targets across the Islamic regime.
63% of Israelis lack confidence in using defibrillators, MDA survey finds
Ahead of National Defibrillator Awareness Day, Magen David Adom urges public training and registration of life-saving devices.
Grapevine, February 21, 2026: Stars and Stripes impact
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Maryland to MDA: How an oleh found his place on Israel’s front lines
An American oleh serving as an MDA paramedic reflects on his aliyah story and the intense realities of working Israel’s emergency front lines.
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.
MDA expands Jerusalem emergency response with 22 new haredi female medics
"This is an important volunteering effort that will enable us to strengthen the rapid and professional medical response to the community in Jerusalem and its surroundings," Eli Bin said.
WATCH: Woman hospitalized after bus crashes into store in Ramat Gan, injuring 11
A bus crashed into a building in Ramat Gan on Friday morning, leaving a woman in critical condition. MDA paramedics rushed her to Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital for treatment.
Two men murdered in Shuafat refugee camp shooting near Jerusalem
"We noticed that they were unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing,” MDA paramedics recalled of the scene. “We began performing advanced CPR and administering medication.
Red traffic light saves stroke victim's life in Rishon Lezion
A passing Magen David Adom paramedic saved the life of 75-year-old Moshe Ami Benita, who suffered a stroke while stopped at a red light in Rishon Lezion during a routine drive home.
