MDAheroes

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

The MDA Women's Circle kicked off the new year with their flagship program and a substantial initial donation of 50,000 NIS.

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Among the evening's participants were Hanna Perry Zen and businesswoman Ortal Ulman
A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

MDA staff members realized this wasn’t just a case of missile fire; gunmen were inside the city.

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The MDA paramedic, Menachem, hugging one of the people injured in the attack.

MDA paramedic on Oct. 7: I saw some amazing teamwork and generosity

"We did everything that could be expected of us as a medical team. With God’s help, we will come out of this situation stronger and better off."

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MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

"We’re all human, and a little girl who’s been injured isn’t something to which you can turn a blind eye. There’s something about it that penetrates you and touches your soul."

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Lives aren't just saved in a hospital. They're saved in the ambulance, too

“I’m proud of the Blood Services staff, who haven’t stopped working for a single moment and haven’t rested since the morning of October 7."

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA Blood Services hosts blood donations surrounding October 7

'The country was burning, and I was watching it happen'

"That Shabbat will stay with me for the rest of my life."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

'I’m proud of my country and MDA. I’m proud to have saved lives'

"Don’t ever forget: there’s only one State of Israel; the People of Israel live, and together we will win."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yaakov at the entrance to a kibbutz in the Gaza border area.

'Since when do people shoot at ambulances?' MDA medic recalls October 7 atrocities

"I tried to understand the circumstances of the shooting. No one was aware at that point that terrorists had infiltrated and had launched a killing spree."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA's Dani Shtarkman and Peter Lasnik

MDA medics from Rahat 'stayed as long as they were needed' on October 7

"Those who don the MDA uniform are like family to me, and I will always choose to come whenever I’m needed, no matter how far I have to travel."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA medics from the Rahat Station that saved lives on October 7

MDA Milk Bank feeds babies whose mothers were murdered or kidnapped

MDA collects the milk from the donor mothers and brings them to the Milk Bank. There, the milk is treated in a laboratory.

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The MDA Milk Bank laboratory checks donated breast milk before giving it to babies in need.

MDA medic reveals horrors she saw on October 7

Alissa and her team worked a very long shift on October 7, which only ended after sunrise the next day.

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Alissa providing urgent care at the scene

'He fought with EMTs; I fought to keep victims alive'

“The bullets whistled above my head, but I couldn’t leave the wounded.”

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

'I'll do everything I can to treat you; you do everything you can to hold on'

Jerusalem paramedic Hadas Ehrlich urged wounded soldier not to give up – and he survived

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA Ambulance

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

MDA paramedics and EMTs at the station saved the lives of soldiers, police officers, and citizens

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

'We fought tooth and nail to save every casualty'

MDA team from Karnei Shomron sped to southern Israel on October 7 to save lives

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zvi Tiber tells his October 7 story.