Emergency in Israel: MDA Responding Now

01/03/2026

MDA Spokesperson: 

Following the missile fire directed toward the State of Israel:
In the Jerusalem area MDA paramedics and EMTs are providing medical treatment and evacuating 5 casualties to Shaare Zedek, Hadassah Ein Kerem, and Hadassah Mount Scopus hospitals. Among the injured: a 46-year-old man in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds, 2 individuals in mild condition, and 2 people suffering from anxiety.

MDA Paramedic Chaim Wallace and Emergency Medical Technician Daniel Eliakim said: “At the scene, we saw a vehicle hit by shrapnel next to a crater caused by an impact. There were several casualties on site, including a 46-year-old man who was fully conscious, suffering from injuries. We provided life-saving medical treatment and evacuated him on an MDA intensive care unit to the hospital in stable condition. Additional MDA teams on the scene are providing medical care and evacuating several other casualties with minor injuries to hospitals”.

01/03/2026

*9 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 moderately injured, and 42 mildly injured in a missile strike in Beit Shemesh. Search operations at the scene are ongoing.*

Today (Sunday), at approximately 13:43, reports were received at Magen David Adom’s 101 Emergency Dispatch Center regarding casualties resulting from a missile strike in Beit Shemesh. Large-scale MDA forces were immediately dispatched to the scene, including ambulances, Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICUs), and MDA first responders on Medicycles.

MDA paramedics pronounced 9 casualties dead at the scene. They provided life-saving medical treatment and evacuated 46 injured patients to Hadassah Har Hatzofim, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Shaare Zedek, and Shamir-Assaf Harofeh hospitals. Among the injured: 2 in serious condition – a 37-year-old woman with limb injuries and a 4-year-old boy with glass shard injuries to his limbs – 2 in moderate condition, and 42 in light condition.

*MDA Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Yosef Laufer said:* “Upon receiving the report at the dispatch center about a strike and several destroyed buildings, large numbers of ambulances and MICUs were dispatched to the location. When we arrived, we observed significant destruction at the scene and residents being rescued from the buildings. We provided medical treatment to several casualties, including a 10-year-old girl, and others with varying degrees of injuries. Additional MDA teams treated more victims who were pulled from the rubble.”

*MDA EMT Yehuda Shlame, among the first to arrive at the scene, said*: “I was in the area when the sirens began. I entered a protected space and heard a massive explosion. Moments later, a call came in about a strike on several buildings near me. I immediately headed to the site in my ambulance. It was a difficult sight. Heavy damage to structures, smoke in the air, and large chaos as dozens of panicked residents emerged from the affected buildings. Through the commotion, I noticed a 37-year-old woman approaching me, deeply distressed and suffering from significant limb injuries. I calmed her down and began initial medical treatment. Within minutes, more MDA teams arrived, conducted searches for additional victims, and provided care. I then evacuated her to the hospital in serious but stable condition.”

*MDA EMT Tzvi David*: “When we arrived, we saw homes with extensive destruction, collapsed trees, and shattered windows throughout the area. A woman in her 60s was trapped under a piece of concrete and called for help. Together with other MDA responders, we lifted the concrete and rescued her to a MICU, which evacuated her in stable condition. Later, civilians flagged us down, reporting three children trapped in a locked room. Alongside firefighting forces, we rescued the three children and provided medical care. They were evacuated in mild condition.”

*MDA Paramedic Dror Eini said*: “We saw destroyed homes, flames, and smoke rising from residential buildings, crushed cars, and immense chaos. I saw three casualties lying on the ground with no signs of life and was forced to pronounce them dead. Subsequently, other paramedics pronounced six more victims dead. MDA teams treated and evacuated 46 casualties to hospitals, including two in serious condition.”

*MDA Medicycle Unit Paramedic Nati Ben Shimon*: “Upon arrival, we witnessed heavy destruction involving several severely damaged buildings. Some victims were trapped in their apartments and were brought to us by rescue teams. It was a harrowing sight – we identified four victims in critical condition with severe multi-system trauma. Simultaneously, teams treated two seriously injured individuals and several others in moderate or light condition, as well as those suffering from anxiety. We established a forward triage point near the scene and evacuated all casualties quickly and orderly to the hospitals.”

Zaki Heller
MDA Spokesperson

01/03/2026

Since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, Magen David Adom, has transported 226 patients – in 99 trips – from medical facilities to secured and protected hospitals, using specialised vehicles including Intensive Care buses with 7 critical care beds each, 2-bed and single-patient MICUs, and life support ambulances.

This is a joint operation at the request of the Ministry of Health, and in cooperation with hospitals in northern and central Israel.

The transfer allowed for not only secure facilities for the patients, but also continuous care during the transfer itself, under the supervision of MDA EMTs and Paramedics.

01/03/2026

MDA Spokesperson: Following the rocket fire toward the State of Israel:

A report was received at MDA’s 101 dispatch center in the Dan region about a man who fell down the stairs on his way to a protected space in Ramat Gan. MDA EMTs and paramedics provided medical treatment and evacuated a 102-year-old man to Ichilov Hospital in serious and unstable condition with a serious head injury.

MDA EMTs Yosef Pinz and Gilad Golinsky:

“We received a report at MDA’s 101 dispatch center about an elderly man who fell down the stairs as a result of the Red Alert siren. When we arrived, we saw a 102-year-old man lying unconscious at the bottom of the staircase. We immediately recognized that he was suffering from a severe head injury and required urgent medical treatment. We ventilated him on scene and, while continuing to provide medical care, and evacuated him in an MDA MICU to hospital in serious and unstable condition.”

01/03/2026

MDA Spokesperson: Following the rocket fire toward the State of Israel:

In the Beit Shemesh area, MDA paramedics and EMTs have pronounced the deaths of 9 casualties.

Additional MDA teams are providing medical treatment and evacuating 28 injured to hospitals in Jerusalem and to Shamir–Assaf Harofeh, including: 2 in serious condition, 2 in moderate condition, and 24 in light condition.

*MDA Paramedic Dror Eini said:

“We saw destroyed homes, flames and smoke rising from residential buildings, wrecked cars, and significant chaos at the scene. I saw three casualties lying on the ground with no signs of life and had to pronounce them dead at the scene. Later, additional MDA paramedics pronounced six more victims dead. MDA teams are currently providing medical treatment and evacuating 28 casualties to hospitals with varying degrees of injury, including 2 in severe condition.”

01/03/2026

MDA Spokesperson: Update to the missile barrage fired at Israel:

In the Beit Shemesh region, MDA teams are treating and evacuating to hospital 23 casualties, including 2 in serious condition, 3 moderate, and 18 in mild condition. Four further casualties in critical condition are being treated on scene.

MDA EMT Yosef Laufer:

“Upon receiving the report at MDA’s 101 dispatch center about a missile strike on several buildings with significant destruction, large numbers of ambulances and mobile intensive care units were dispatched to the scene. When we arrived, we saw extensive damage and residents who had been rescued from the building. We provided medical treatment to several casualties, including a 10-year-old girl in serious condition, as well as a number of other injured individuals with varying degrees of injuries. MDA teams remain at the scene to continue treating additional casualties who have not yet been rescued.”

MDA Medicycle Unit Paramedic, Nati Ben Shimon:

“When we arrived at the scene, we saw extensive destruction, including several buildings that were severely damaged. Some of the casualties were trapped in their apartments and were rescued and brought out to us by the search and rescue forces. The sight was  complex, we located four casualties in critical condition with severe injuries to their bodies. At the same time, additional MDA teams provided medical treatment to two seriously injured patients and several others in moderate and light condition, as well as people suffering from anxiety. We established a forward triage point near the scene and evacuated all the injured quickly and in an orderly manner to hospitals.”

28/02/2026

MDA Summary for the First Day of Highest State of Alert

A woman in her fifties was killed and 121 people were injured, including: 2 in moderate condition and 119 in mild condition.*

During the first day, Magen David Adom teams were dispatched to dozens of scenes across Israel following various missile strike incidents.

MDA paramedics and EMTs provided medical treatment and evacuated a total of 121 casualties to hospitals nationwide, including: a woman in her fifties who was killed, 2 patients in moderate condition, and 119 in mild condition.

*Summary of the Tel Aviv scene:*

MDA teams provided medical treatment and evacuated 28 casualties to Ichilov Hospital and Sheba Medical Center, including: a woman in her fifties with no signs of life who was pronounced dead at the scene, 2 patients in moderate condition, and 25 in mild condition.

MDA urges the public to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command, which save lives, to continue acting responsibly, and to call MDA at the emergency number 101 for any medical need.

MDA teams remain on high alert and are prepared to provide immediate medical response at any scene, with wide deployment of ambulances, mobile intensive care units, emergency motorcycles, and MDA first responders.

Magen David Adom thanks the hundreds of blood donors who arrived today at MDA donation centers and calls on the public to come tomorrow and in the coming days to blood donation sites listed on the MDA website or by calling 03-5300400.

Zaki Heller
MDA Spokesperson

28/02/2026

Update as of 28.2.26 at 18:30 Israel time

Since the beginning of the emergency: Magen David Adom teams are at peak readiness and have provided medical treatment to 89 lightly injured casualties*

With the launch of the highest alert and the declaration of a Special Emergency Situation on the Home Front this morning (Saturday, 28.2 at 08:20), Magen David Adom raised its alert level to the maximum. All MDA ambulances, Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICUs), emergency medicycles, and rapid response vehicles were fully staffed, and all 39,000 employees and volunteers of the organization were mobilized to provide fast and efficient medical response to any need.

Magen David Adom teams were dispatched to provide medical treatment at several scenes, arriving in very large numbers of ambulances, Mobile Intensive Care Units, and responders on MDA emergency medicycles. They treated 89 casualties, all in light condition, including: a 16-year-old male injured by shrapnel in Kafr Qassem; a man approximately 50 years old injured by blast impact in Ka’abiyye-Tabbash; a 53-year-old man who fell from a height in Tirat Carmel; 86 individuals who sustained minor injuries while making their way to protected areas; and 6 individuals suffering from anxiety.

At the request of the Ministry of Health, Magen David Adom teams are transferring bedridden patients, ventilated patients, and others from their current locations to protected facilities, using MDA’s special intensive care buses, Mobile Intensive Care Units, and ambulances.

Magen David Adom’s EMTs and paramedics continue to remain at peak readiness to provide immediate medical response as needed.

MDA is also holding nationwide blood drives to ensure supplies for all hospitals across Israel.

28/02/2026

Magen David Adom organises emergency blood drives all over the country.

28/02/2026

Magen David Adom staff and volunteers have treated and evacuated to hospitals approximately 50 people.

2 were mildly injured by shrapnel, while the rest were treated for injuries sustained while seeking shelter, or those suffering from anxiety symptoms.

MDA’s emergency plans are fully operational, with the entire fleet of emergency vehicles staffed throughout Israel.

Blood drives have begun in secure locations around the country, in order to enable operational preparedness for any eventuality.

28/02/2026

MDA paramedics and EMTs scanned several scenes where reports were received, and at this stage are providing medical treatment to a man approximately 50 years old in mild condition with blast injuries in northern Israel.

In addition, MDA teams are providing medical treatment to several individuals who were injured on their way to protected spaces, all fully conscious, as well as to people suffering from anxiety across the country.

*MDA calls on the public to follow the Home Front Command’s instructions — they save lives.*

28/02/2026

MDA Spokesperson: Following the missile fire toward the State of Israel:

No reports of missile strikes have been received.

MDA teams were dispatched to treat several individuals who were injured on their way to protected areas, as well as people suffering from anxiety. Further updates will be provided as necessary.

28/02/2026

MDA ON HIGHEST LEVEL OF ALERT

​Magen David Adom Teams finalised the transition from Routine to Emergency Operations; On Highest Alert.

​The Director General of MDA held a situational assessment with all MDA officials. MDA is fully prepared to provide medical response to anyone in need.

​MDA is operating in full coordination with the Home Front Command, the IDF, the Israel Police, the Ministry of Health, and other relevant authorities.

​MDA calls on the public to adhere to the life-saving instructions of the Home Front Command. For any medical need, dial 101 to reach MDA’s emergency dispatch centers.

​Zaki Heller
MDA Spokesperson

Magen David Adom teams are responding across Israel following the ongoing Iranian strikes. Paramedics and ambulance crews are on the ground providing urgent medical care and transporting the injured to hospital.

Blood services have been mobilised to meet increased demand, and emergency teams remain on the highest alert.

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