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Magen David Adom Honors 20 Fallen Responders, Details Expanded Capabilities Three Years After Oct. 7
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Magen David Adom honored 20 personnel killed during the October 7 massacre, three years after the attack. The organization reported receiving over 21,600 emergency calls on that day and detailed significant expansions in its emergency response capabilities. These include a fivefold increase in its armored ambulance fleet to over 100 vehicles and training thousands of civilians in first aid. MDA also noted that 20 of its members were murdered, and three were abducted during the Hamas infiltration.
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- Magen David Adom mourned 20 personnel murdered on October 7, three years after the Hamas attack.
- The organization received over 21,600 emergency calls on October 7, five times its daily average.
- MDA's armored ambulance fleet has expanded fivefold to over 100 vehicles since the massacre.
- Three MDA personnel were abducted into Gaza during the October 7 attacks.
- Over 17,800 civilians have been trained in first aid through MDA's Magen Project.
- MDA's helicopter fleet has grown from three to five aircraft.
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