Magen David Adom Recordings Reveal Harrowing Calls from October 7th
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Magen David Adom released harrowing recordings of emergency calls from October 7th, detailing 22,000 pleas for help received by dispatchers. One call was from Bar Goddard, whose father, Mani Goddard, was murdered in Kibbutz Be'eri and his body returned after 769 days in captivity. The recordings reveal the chaos and helplessness experienced by civilians and the efforts of dispatchers to provide aid amidst the attack.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Magen David Adom released recordings of 22,000 emergency calls from October 7th.
- Bar Goddard called for an ambulance for Kibbutz Be'eri after her father was shot.
- Mani Goddard, Bar's father, was murdered on October 7th and his body returned after 769 days.
- The calls reveal the chaos and helplessness experienced by civilians during the Hamas attack.
- The recordings were released three years after the October 7th massacre.
Magen David Adom (MDA) has released recordings of emergency calls made on October 7th, detailing the desperate pleas for help received by dispatchers during the Hamas attack. Tens of thousands of citizens called MDA's emergency centers, many unaware that their world had irrevocably changed. The recordings capture the chaos and helplessness of that day, with 22,000 calls logged from civilians seeking assistance.
One particularly chilling call was from Bar Goddard, daughter of Mani Goddard, who was murdered in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7th. Her father's body was returned from Gaza after 769 days in captivity. At 8:00 AM on the day of the attack, she called MDA, urgently requesting an ambulance for Kibbutz Be'eri, stating, "Ambulance, shoot my father."
MDA dispatchers faced immense pressure, attempting to provide aid and comfort with limited resources as the scale of the atrocities became apparent. The released calls offer a stark glimpse into the terror experienced by Israelis during the initial hours of the assault, with dispatchers hearing what may have been the last sounds of the wounded.
The report, published on October 26th, marks three years since the massacre and highlights the stories of survivors, emphasizing the transition from an initial "drip" of calls to a "flood" of chaos and despair.
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