Magen David Adom Launches Site Chronicling October 7th Heroism

Magen David Adom (MDA) has launched a dedicated website commemorating the bravery of its teams who operated under fire to save lives on October 7th. The site, launched ahead of the three-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks, features an interactive map, a timeline, and personal testimonies detailing the dramatic moments experienced in the field.

The website aims to connect the public with the stories of MDA personnel, including those who were killed or fell in the line of duty. It highlights instances of improvised medical facilities, such as a clinic set up in a Sderot MDA station kitchen and another in a synagogue in Neve. Paramedic Oren Benita and his wife, shift commander and EMT Merav Benita, treated two wounded soldiers in their home in Mefalsim while their children were in a safe room.

Personal accounts include paramedic Anastasia Stalmakhov, who extended her 24-hour shift and, with driver Nashed Nasser, treated a critically injured police officer in Sderot before transferring him to Kokhav Michael. In Kibbutz Alumim, MDA volunteer Gilad Honwald coordinated the evacuation of ten wounded individuals under fire, personally evacuating some of them. In Rahat, MDA team members Anis Abu Daabes and Amin Al-Kmalat responded to casualties in the Ofakim area.

The site reveals the extensive medical response, involving hundreds of teams, initial treatments, the establishment of treatment points, patient transfers, and evacuations via ambulances, including armored ones. On October 7th, MDA's 101 emergency call centers received over 21,700 calls. Within hours, more than 1,400 ambulances and intensive care units were staffed nationwide, with over 300 ambulance teams operating in the south.

In addition to documenting the operational response, the website includes memorial pages honoring MDA employees and volunteers who were murdered on October 7th or who fell during their security service. The site is available in five languages, aiming to preserve MDA's story as part of public memory and organizational heritage, and to serve as a resource for remembrance and learning activities.