Tag Archives: Arab

Baka El Garbiya gunshot victim rescued by first responders

On Sunday morning, a man in his 50s was shot in Baka El Garbiya, a city in Northern Israel. The man suffered from massive bleeding and concerned bystanders called for emergency medical services. Fortunately, Mustafa Abu Bakar, a United Hatzalah … Continue reading

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United Hatzalah Ambulance Driver Injured in Palestinian Rock Throwing-Attack Treated By Muslim Volunteer From East Jerusalem

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambulance driver Rachel Chuna was injured on Thursday morning when Arab terrorists threw rocks at vehicles on a highway outside of the Arab village of Tuqu’ in Gush Etzion. Rachel was driving a United Hatzalah … Continue reading

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Arab Man Shot in Tamra, Rescued By First Responders

On Wednesday night at around 9:30 p.m., a 45-year-old man was in the soccer field in Tamra, an Arab city in the lower Galilee, when he was shot by an armed gunman. He sustained serious injuries having been shot five … Continue reading

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The Best Reason To Get Out Of Bed in The Morning – Saving a Life

Just after 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a woman in her 50s with a complicated medical history was about to eat breakfast at her home in the Galilean city of Tur’an. Her sister was bringing her some food when the … Continue reading

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Treating a victim of a fallen tree branch

On Sunday morning, at around 10:00 a.m., an Arab construction worker was hit in the head by a falling tree branch while working at a construction site on Ben Ish Chai Street in Beit Shemesh. The branch fell from a … Continue reading

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Jewish EMT From Israel Donates Bone Marrow To Save American Muslim Child

“My name is Yisrael Otmazgin. I am a Jewish Israeli and this is the story of how I saved the life of a Muslim American boy that I never met.  A year has passed since I underwent a bone marrow … Continue reading

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Hotel Security Guard Saves Six Lives

Jamal Veraki is 29-years-old and works as a security guard in a hotel in the southern city of Eilat. Jamal recently graduated from his EMT training course and has been a volunteer with United Hatzalah for just six months. In … Continue reading

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Arab EMTs Join Medical Team in Uman

What brings an Israeli Arab to Uman for Rosh Hashanah? Ayman Ibrahim, an Israeli Arab from Abu Gosh went to Uman for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. He was asked to be part of a special team of volunteers … Continue reading

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Save An Uncle, Save a City – How One Muslim EMT Created a Revolution In His City

For more than sixteen years Marwan Masarwe has worked as an ambulance driver and EMT. He used to go to work, help people while doing his job and then head home. But three years ago his daily routine changed, and … Continue reading

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United Hatzalah EMTs Calm And Treat Blind Arab Girl Following Jerusalem Car Accident

On Monday, two United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs, Dovy Meyer and Yisrael Shachar, responded to a car accident near Mamilla. “One of the many calls I responded to on Monday morning was a car accident that occurred in the tunnel underneath … Continue reading

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