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Illustrative: A mother holds a baby, with a bottle of breast milk at foreground

Israel’s breast milk bank gives premature and vulnerable babies a lifeline no formula can replace

Ahead of International Human Milk Bank Awareness Day, MDA says donated breast milk remains critical for premature and medically vulnerable infants, including babies affected by the war

ynet | 05.19.26

Magen David Adom launches mental health emergency response unit as crisis calls rise

New teams of trained paramedics and mental health nurses will respond to psychiatric emergencies, aiming to de-escalate crises and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations

ynet Global | 05.13.26

Lior Raz says Fauda has become ‘one of the best PR for Israel’

The actor says the fifth season will focus on Oct. 7 and its aftermath during a sold-out Magen David Adom event in New York

ynet Global | 05.08.26

On Israel’s frontlines, MDA mothers juggle lifesaving work and raising children

From October 7, responders to frontline paramedics under fire, mothers across Magen David Adom reflect a key element of Israel’s wartime emergency response

ynet Global | 05.03.26

Volunteers with Sword of Iron Israel Volunteer Corp packing goods

Under fire, Israel’s new immigrants step forward to rebuild

From emergency medics to food rescue and global volunteers, new immigrants and civil society groups step up across Israel, sustaining daily life and frontline response as the war continues

ynet Global | 03.19.26

Magen David Adom responds after a Tel Aviv building is hit by an Iranian rocket

When missiles strike, Israel’s medics run toward the danger

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

Felice Friedson and Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line | 03.15.26

Born under fire: baby delivered in ambulance during Iran missile alert

Magen David Adom crew pulls over near Nevatim Interchange moments after newborn’s first cry, shielding mother and baby in ambulance as missile alert from Iran sounded across southern Israel

ynet Global | 03.09.26

How MDA’s breast milk bank supports premature babies during war

Despite the Iran war, Magen David Adom’s national breast milk bank operates at full capacity, supplying hundreds of doses monthly to premature and ill infants, serving as a lifeline when mothers’ milk is unavailable, its director said

Tzur Gueta, Ariela Ayalon | 03.03.26

מתנדבי מד"א של משפחת פרקש. מימין לשמאל: רבקי, לאה, אלעזר (גיס), מאיר, אלישע, אברהם, דוד, שלומי

Seven siblings, one calling: the family of volunteer medics saving lives

Avraham, Rivki, Shlomi, Meir, Leah, David and Elisha Farkash — ages 19 to 41 — all volunteer as medics in Jerusalem, joined by Leah’s husband, Elazar, making lifesaving service a true family mission

Idan Bloemhof | 02.17.26

Robert and Nancy Milgrim, Daniel and Ruth Lischinsky, Address the Crowd Gathered in LA

Magen David Adom gala pays tribute to slain Israeli embassy staffers in DC: 'They will never be forgotten'

At an emotional MDA event in Beverly Hills, families of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky shared tributes as Ambassador Gilad Erdan vowed the murdered embassy staffers’ legacy will endure

ynet Global | 11.25.25

Two years since October 7: MDA's whole blood system cut battlefield deaths in half

Moshe Tzadok: “We managed to check around 5,000 samples every day and supply about 100 units of low-titer O blood to the army"

ILTV | 10.20.25

Young Jews from abroad choose to stay and volunteer in Israel despite war

While many canceled trips amid Iran-Israel clashes, dozens of young Jews from around the world chose to remain in Israel and volunteer with Magen David Adom—even as missiles fell and parents urged them to leave

Or Hadar | 07.31.25

Their wedding was canceled due to Iran war, but this Israeli paramedic couple still got married

Daniel and Maor Brada, who met while working for Magen David Adom, held an intimate backyard wedding in Ashkelon after missile strikes from Iran forced them to cancel their original plans and now plan to hold a second wedding in September; 'If you truly love someone, don’t give up.'

Yael Garty | 07.24.25

At least four dead after Iran missile hits southern Israel home

At least 22 injured and more feared trapped under rubble of collapsed building; rescue teams go from room to room in destroyed apartments in search for survivors

Ynetnews | 06.24.25

Court remands Magen David Adom volunteer accused of sexual assault

Eliran Bakalu, a long-time MDA volunteer and Holon Municipality employee, is charged with of raping and sexually assaulting minors and young women he met through his volunteer work

Yael Ciechanover, Meir Turgeman | 04.28.25