Posts Tagged: Magen David Adom
MDA Launches Pilot Program for 15-Minute COVID-19 Test
JNS.org - A Magen David Adom pilot program for a 15-minute coronavirus test was launched in the central Israeli city of Lod on Wednesday, with...
Palestinian Rams Group of IDF Soldiers Near Hebron, 1 Wounded
An IDF soldier was wounded in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank on Thursday. The incident occurred in the South Hebron Hills area, where a...
El Al Suspends All Flights to Italy and Thailand Due to Coronavirus; Netanyahu Says Israel ‘in Safe Hands’
Israel’s national airline El Al is suspending all flights to Italy and Thailand as of Thursday due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Israeli...
Israel Shuts Down as Holiest Day of Jewish Year, Yom Kippur, Gets Underway
Israeli security forces and medical services were on high alert on Tuesday as Yom Kippur -- the holiest day on the Jewish calendar -- got...
Israeli Teen Wounded in Terror Attack Becomes EMT for Magen David Adom
JNS.org - Israeli teen Dvir Schnerb was certified to be an EMT for Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom on Tuesday, less than two...
Two Israelis Killed, Two Wounded in Second Palestinian Shooting Attack This Week
Two Israelis were killed and two others wounded in a Palestinian shooting attack in the West Bank on Thursday morning. The two fatalities were IDF soldiers,...
Magen David Adom Reports Almost 50 Drownings This Swim Season
JNS.org - The Magen David Adom emergency ambulance service reported that a staggering 49 people have drowned since the beginning of the swimming season, urging everyone...
American Teenagers Spend Their Summer Saving Lives in Israel
JNS.org - Sophie Roth, 17, from Long Island, New York, had always watched as ambulances whirred by, and wondered what it would be like to...
Israeli Security Guard Stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City Dies of Wounds, Hospital Says
A 30-year-old security guard died of wounds suffered in a stabbing attack on Sunday evening in the Old City of Jerusalem, a hospital spokeswoman said. The...
International Women’s Day: Real-Life ‘Wonder Women’ of Israel
JNS.org - They respond to emergency calls from the public, often putting themselves in danger in order to save lives. They perform CPR, deliver babies and...
Couples Who Save Lives Together Form Lasting Bonds
JNS.org - While matchmaking is not something often considered a priority in the world of emergency medical services, a good number of volunteer first responders have...
IDF Soldier Wounded in Attempted Car-Ramming Attack Near Jordan River Baptism Site
JNS.org - An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded in an attempted car-ramming terror attack near the Qasr Al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan Valley on Friday. The...
Israel Delivering Emergency Assistance to Madagascar as African Island Nation Copes With Worst ‘Black Death’ Plague Outbreak in 50 Years
Israel is sending aid to Madagascar as the Indian Ocean island nation copes with its worst "Black Death" plague outbreak in half a century. At least...
Israel Providing First Aid Training to Volunteer Indian Responders
Israel’s national emergency service, Magen David Adom, is helping train volunteer first responders in India, the Hindustan Times reported this week. The project -- being run...