Ambulances

Magen David Adom brings back 'Mitzvah on Wheels' traveling sukkah ambulance initiative

The initiative was started by Rabbi Yonatan Shpitzer, a volunteer MDA driver, in 2020, in order to bring the "spirit of sukkot" to MDA teams.

Magen David Adom's "mitzvah on wheels" traveling sukkah, 2026.
In recent days, the Basij and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, together with the police, have set up checkpoints across the streets of Tehran and other cities, some of which have been targeted in Israeli attacks. This photo dates back to previous months.

Shooting in Iranian city of Zahedan sparks mass security response, city shutdown - report

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis attends the scene after four Hatzolah ambulances were set on fire overnight on March 23, 2026 in London, England.

London Jews warn of security crisis after antisemitic arson attacks

Magen David Adom National Operations Center.

Magen David Adom ends year with nearly two million dispatches as Rosh Hashanah approaches


Lights and Lifesavers - On Oct. 7, 19-year-old Yonatan left his yeshiva to treat the victims

“In the heat of the moment, you must stay calm, perform your duties, and don’t think about terrorists or other dangers,” Yonatan Rachamim, a United Hatzalah medic, says.

 Yonatan Rachamim, student at the hesder (pre-military) yeshiva in Kiryat Gat and a volunteer medic for United Hatzalah

‘On Oct. 7, we fought like the Maccabees,’ United Hatzalah founder says

On that day, hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers poured into southern Israel – despite the danger – in order to save lives.

 Lights and Lifesavers - Eli Beer from United Hatzalah discusses October 7.

Israel receives new armored ambulances amid Gaza war

Dozens of ambulances that were built and armored in the US were purchased in an emergency procurement for the war.

 2008 Toyota LandCruiser 78 series Troopcarrier Workmate ambulance. Operated by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales. (Illustrative)

‘Hamas exploits ambulances for terror:’ Israeli envoy slams UN chief

Gutteres was among the first to condemn Israel last month after a false report that a supposed Israeli airstrike had struck the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza.

 Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.

MDA gets $500,000 donation in equipment from pharmaceutical company

Eli Lilly's "vital donations will significantly strengthen MDA’s ambulance teams in the field which have been operating around the clock since the outbreak of the Gaza war," the MDA said.

 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.

Israel’s MDA brought man back to life after dying twice using new tech

This technology has the power to significantly improve patient outcomes. Indeed, the MDA notes that it “could make survival rates for cardiac events appreciably higher.”

 The ECMO ambulance enables doctors from Shamir Medical Center and paramedics from Magen David Adom to bypass a cardiac arrest patient’s heart and lungs, providing the medical team with more time to resuscitate them by providing the patient’s organs with crucial oxygen.

United Hatzalah is healing Israel, one call at a time - comment

"It doesn't matter who you are and it doesn't matter who the patient is. We're here to help everyone," the United Hatzalah volunteer said.

A UNITED HATZALAH ambucycle is seen with Jerusalem in the background

Paralyzed Jerusalem man pulls off dream proposal with United Hatzalah help

Following a traumatic car accident, Alon Paz requires a ventilator to breathe and is paralyzed. Paz did not let his disabilities stop him from proposing to his long-time girlfriend Yaffit.

 The scene of the proposal in the square in the Jewish quarter

The medical system in Israel is broken and how it can be fixed - opinion

Israel has a wealthy segment of its population. If there’s an incentive for tax-free income, we can be very confident of raising significant funds by issuing Israeli government-backed municipal bonds.

 THE MDA response was quick and the ER care was state-of-the-art. However, the care on the floor after admission was not up to modern medical standards, says the writer.

United Hatzalah inaugurates air medical unit with three Medevac helicopters

United Hatzalah of Israel (UH) inaugurated this week its air medical unit comprised of three helicopters and 30 flight paramedics.

A United Hatzalah training drill featuring the Medevac flying ambulance