On October 7, 2023, Israel was preparing for an escalated conflict with Hezbollah and Iran in the north. The brutal invasion and attacks from Hamas in the south were completely unexpected. And since that terrible day, missiles and rockets have become a near-daily reality on multiple fronts.
An urgent message from Ambassador Gilad Erdan, global president, Magen David Adom.
The unprecedented challenges presented by the October 7 Hamas attacks surfaced a reality: how do remote communities get emergency medical assistance quickly in the midst of an ongoing attack.
Village by village, heart by heart, there is a connection happening in East Jerusalem that is crumbling walls of suspicion and creating pathways of understanding between Arabs and Jews. This may be the lifeblood for Israel’s future.
Magen David Adom has developed what are among the most sophisticated dispatch and emergency response systems in the world, applications that use A.I. to reduce response times for medical emergencies.
On October 7, MDA’s Medevac crews operated three helicopters and worked nonstop to evacuate the critically wounded from Southern Israel. The expert pilots maneuvered almost miraculously, avoiding incoming rockets and landing anywhere they could to save lives.
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Samaritan’s Purse president and CEO Franklin Graham encouraged the Israeli people that they are not alone
Mike Pence, former vice president of the United States, toured Magen David Adom’s National Command and Control Center in Kiryat Ono, this past weekend.
