Hatzalah

'He stabbed me and shouted Allahu akbar': Rabbi stabbed in Ramat Gan attack recounts ordeal

At the Hatzalah organization’s recognition evening, Ben-Shimon described how everything happened in seconds, immediately after returning from the shelter following a siren.

The scene of the stabbing in Ramat Gan on March 12, 2026.
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Ninth arrest made for Golders Green Hatzalah ambulances arson

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the Iranian government held by supporters of the Iranian royal family in exile, who marched through central London past the Iranian embassy to the Israeli embassy, in London, Britain, March 8, 2026

UK Jews are under siege, and Iran faces no consequences - comment

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Three suspects in UK Hatzola ambulance arson arrested, charged for attack


Hatzalah sues another Jewish ambulance service in Florida for trademark infringement

Chevra Hatzalah, the New York-based Jewish ambulance service, claims in the lawsuit that Hatzalah Palm Beach sought to promote false association between both groups.

Ambulance

Grapevine: Introducing Sheleg

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Judy Siegel with Sheleg

Elad terror attack: First-person account from an EMS team head

As long as this is in writing, it’s much longer in reality. And it’s exhausting, it’s abrasive, it’s something I’ve never dealt with in my life.

 UNITED HATZALAH EMTs from Elad respond to the fatal terror attack in the city on May 5.

Sharon Slater: The Israeli woman helping Hatzalah treat trauma

Gratitude and perspective guide Slater’s days as she glides through life spreading healing and light.

 Sharon Slater

United Hatzalah: The first medical team on the Ukrainian border

“The whole place knows about the orange medical team that has come from Israel to help.”

 A young Ukrainian refugee suffering from a slight case of hypothermia receives blankets at the border crossing in Moldova

Petah Tikva man chokes on falafel, saved by EMTs passing by

When United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neria Cohen left a Petah Tikvah store, he heard a commotion – along with cries for help – coming from the shop next door, where a man was choking on falafel.

Three falafel and salad-filled pitas.

Storm Carmel: Man in critical condition after being hit by tree

Winds, slippery condition cause havoc on roads • Adverse weather to continue today

 A tree was knocked down on a man due to Carmel storm winds.

60-year-old man saved by EMT’s after choking on Sufganiyah

A man was saved by EMTs after choking on a Sufganiyah, a jelly doughnut traditionally eaten on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

 Sufganiyah (illustrative)

Hatzalah v MDA: Both organizations claim victory following court case

The case was a lawsuit brought by Magen David Adom (MDA) against United Hatzalah over claims that it had defamed the national first responder organization.

An orthodox Jewish volunteer of the Emergency Medical Service organization, United Hatzalah, seen near an ambulance in Jerusalem AND Two paramedics, a Jew wearing a prayer shawl and a Muslim using a prayer mat, pray beside each other near a Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance in Beersheba, southern Isr

Miami building collapse: Four more bodies found after demolition

Search-and-rescue efforts had been called off during the demolition of the building in Miami Surfside on Sunday. But on Monday, four more bodies were found in the remains.

A bunk bed is seen in a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello