Magen David Adom Launches Website Chronicling October 7th Rescue Efforts
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Magen David Adom (MDA) has launched a new multilingual website detailing its life-saving operations during the October 7th attacks. The site features personal testimonies, an interactive map, and a timeline of events, showcasing the efforts of hundreds of MDA teams. It also includes memorial pages for fallen staff and volunteers, aiming to preserve their stories and educate the public about the organization's response.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Magen David Adom launched a website detailing its October 7th rescue efforts.
- The site features personal testimonies, an interactive map, and a timeline.
- Over 21,700 calls were received by MDA's 101 emergency centers on October 7th.
- More than 1,400 ambulances and ICUs were deployed nationwide.
- The website includes memorial pages for fallen MDA staff and volunteers.
- The site is available in five languages for a global audience.
Magen David Adom (MDA) has launched a dedicated website to commemorate and detail the organization's life-saving efforts during the October 7th attacks. The site, available in five languages, features an interactive map, timeline, videos, and personal testimonies from MDA personnel who operated under fire.
The website aims to provide the public with insight into the medical response on that day, highlighting the decisions made and the immense efforts undertaken to save lives. It connects emergency call center staff, local teams, and reinforcements from across Israel, showcasing how medical care was delivered within communities under attack, at MDA stations, intersections, and along roads.
Among the stories featured are those of paramedic Oren Benita and his wife Merav, who treated wounded soldiers in their home while their children were in a safe room. The site also includes the account of MDA paramedic Anastasia Stamchov and ambulance driver Nashat Nasser, who treated a critically injured police officer in Sderot. MDA volunteer Gilad Honold is recognized for coordinating and personally evacuating 10 wounded individuals under fire in Kibbutz Alumim.
Additional accounts detail the actions of MDA team members Anis Abu Daabes and Amin Al-Kamlath responding to casualties near Ofakim. These individual stories collectively illustrate the broad medical response, including initial treatment, establishing care points, patient transfers, and evacuations via ambulances, some of which were bulletproof.
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 deployed nationwide, with over 300 ambulance teams operating in the southern region. The website also includes memorial pages for MDA employees and volunteers killed on October 7th, as well as those who fell while serving in Israel's security forces.
The initiative serves to preserve MDA's story as part of public memory and organizational heritage, offering educational resources for families, communities, educators, and guides. It allows people in Israel and worldwide to learn about the heroism of MDA personnel and the reality they faced.
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