Magen David Adom

The front line of the home front: Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency backbone

For MDA, the underlying assumption is straightforward: emergency medicine is no longer operating at the margins of national preparedness; it has become part of the infrastructure itself.

MDA CEO Eli Bin (left) at the MDA headquarters
A 7-year-old girl was killed after being shot in the head during a dispute in Arara, near Haifa, May 27, 2026.

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Arara was pronounced dead

Civilian plane crash near Tel Adashim in northern Israel, May 24, 2026.

Two former air force officers dead after light aircraft crashes into field in northern Israel

A display of new firefighting vehicles outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2013.

Man wanted for questioning lights himself on fire as police arrive in Herzliya


Volunteer medics from Magen David Adom keep Israel’s emergency care running under missile attacks

Israel’s emergency medical service mobilizes volunteers, advanced training, and fortified infrastructure to respond to missile attacks during wartime.

First responders at the scene of an Iranian missile strike in central Israel on February 28, 2026.

Three wounded following Iran missile barrages, shrapnel hits reported throughout Israel

IDF Home Front Command soldiers, Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police responded to reports of shrapnel hitting in central Israel early Sunday morning.

An Iranian missile cluster munition impacted in central Israel.

Prof. Nancy Caroline: The woman who revolutionized emergency medicine in Israel

Meet the woman behind Israel’s mobile intensive care units and the modern paramedic profession.

Students of Israel’s first paramedic course, conducted at MDA, at their graduation ceremony.

Search and rescue teams deployed after Iranian missile strikes in northern Israel

Earlier on Friday, shrapnel from an additional intercepted Iranian ballistic missile fell in central Israel, causing a fire.

Damage and fire from an Iranian missile attack on central Israel, March 13, 2026.

Grapevine, March 13, 2026: Technology beats live human contact

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

UNITED HATZALAH President Eli Beer gives a presentation to President Isaac Herzog.

Two wounded as Hezbollah continues attacks on Israel’s North

One of the wounded parties was a 50-year-old woman with shrapnel wounds on her limbs, while the other was a 60-year-old man who had been hurt by the shockwave of an explosion.

AN EMPTY structure hit by an Iranian missile, March 13, 2026.

Teenage girl killed by drunk driver while en route to bomb shelter amid Iran missile volley

Since the attacks began, MDA has provided care to 924 individuals, including 796 with physical injuries and 128 with anxiety symptoms.

Emergency services respond to the scene of a teenage girl who was killed when she was hit by a car en route to shelter on March 12, 2026.

Hezbollah launches about 200 rockets at Israel’s North in joint attack with Iran, five injured

In response to Hezbollah's rocket barrage, the IDF resumed strikes on Dahiyeh, Beirut, and is considering attacking Lebanon's civilian infrastructure, a source told the 'Post.'

The aftermath of a direct Hezbollah rocket hit on a residence in Upper Galilee, March 11, 2026.

‘I shielded the baby with my body’: Paramedic protects newborn during Iran missile alert

Emergency crews operate under clear safety procedures during missile alerts, but the presence of both a newborn and a mother who had just given birth created a particularly complicated situation.

Magen David Adom paramedic Elad Pas shields a newborn baby during a missile alert.

Hezbollah rocket fire triggers sirens in Tel Aviv, impacts reported in open areas without injuries

Initial reports from MDA did not indicate any injuries, although United Hatzalah reported a number of hits in open areas inside Israeli territory.

Rocket interceptions over central Israel on March 9, 2026, following rocket launches from Hezbollah in Lebanon.