MDA Heroes

 Yaakov at the entrance to a kibbutz in the Gaza border area.

'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."

 MDA's Dani Shtarkman and Peter Lasnik

'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."

 MDA medics from the Rahat Station that saved lives on October 7

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."

The MDA Milk Bank laboratory checks donated breast milk before giving it to babies in need.

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.

 Alissa providing urgent care at the scene

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.

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

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

'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

 A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

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

 Zvi Tiber tells his October 7 story.

'We fought tooth and nail to save every casualty'

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

 Linoy El-Ezra speaking at the town of Hatzor's Independence Day ceremony, where she later lit a tor

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

Dispatch teams gave hotline callers life-saving medical treatment advice over the phone on October 7. One such woman told children where to hide from terrorists.

MDA's Sapir Ganish behind a background taken from a scene of the October 7 massacre (illustrative).

Meet the medic: Sapir Ganish, hero and life-saver on October 7

Sapir didn’t let the pressure overwhelm her; she put aside her thoughts and needs in favor of those who required her help.

 Magen David Adom medics work on October 7 to save lives

'We worked under terrorist fire and incoming rockets'

Paramedic Adir Bitan and his team worked under terrorist gunfire and incoming rockets for more than 24 hours.

On October 7, MDA’s Ofakim Station turned into an on-site treatment center

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

Brave MDA paramedics drove into terrorist snipers’ line of fire

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

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

MDA paramedic Zvi Tiber: “We fought tooth and nail to save each casualty”.

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