Tag Archives: Galilee

Tzfat Man Resuscitated After Collapsing at Home In Front of His Wife

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Just after midnight on Monday morning, a man in his late 20s was at his home on Yoseftal Street in Tzfat preparing to go to bed, when he suddenly collapsed. The man was in good health with no pre-existing medical … Continue reading →

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Woman and Nine Children Rescued From Burning Building In Shlomi By Neighbors and EMTs

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Thursday morning just after 6:00 a.m., a fire broke out on the top floor of a residential building on Hof Hayam Street in Shlomi. Inside the apartment was a woman and a number of children. The woman quickly began … Continue reading →

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Rescuing A Teen From A Pit With No Water

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Raphael Poch

  Last week on Wednesday afternoon, a young teenager fell into an open pit approximately 4-5 meters deep at a construction site near the Kibbutz of Ma’ayan Baruch in the northern Galilee. His uncle called emergency services for help after … Continue reading →

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Introducing Zayid Ahiav – Volunteer Of The Month For October 2021

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Introducing Zayid Ahiav – Volunteer Of The Month For October 2021   Zayid Ahiav is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah, he lives in the town of Kfar Mazra’a in northern Galilee with his wife and three children and works … Continue reading →

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Blessings From The Sky – United Hatzalah’s Tiberias Chapter Introduces Aquatic Rescue Drone

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Last month, United Hatzalah’s Tiberias chapter received a special life-saving tool, a brand new aquatic rescue drone. The new drone is powerful enough that it is capable of carrying and safely dropping life preservers for drowning victims anywhere in the … Continue reading →

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Pre-Shabbat Tragedy Prevented on The Kinneret

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Raphael Poch

 On Friday afternoon around 3:30 in the afternoon, a young woman who was wearing a lifejacket began to swim away from the beaches in Tiberias in order to enjoy the cool water of the Kinneret. After swimming for a short … Continue reading →

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Cyclist Suffers Cardiac Arrest Mid-Ride and is Saved By Group Doctor and First Responders

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday morning just before 11:00 a.m., a group of pensioners was cycling on a bicycle trail through the woods near Alonim in the Galilee when all of a sudden, one of them, a man in his late 60s suddenly … Continue reading →

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Running a Tourist Hotel And Saving Lives

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Dalton resident, Orly Ezra is a woman of many talents, in addition to running her own tourism business and renting out tzimmerim (guesthouses) in her hometown of Dalton, she is also a mother of eight children aged 27-11 and volunteers … Continue reading →

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Two Neighbors Save The Life Of A Third

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Raphael Poch

A woman in her 70s was eating lunch this past Friday in the town of Nof HaGalil in northern Israel when she suddenly choked on her food, suffocated, and collapsed. Her son immediately called for help, and two United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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The Korenvaes Miracle Award – 4th Night of Hannukah Recipient – The EMT Trainer From Mitzpe Netofa – Shaun Shlomo Spruch

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Every night throughout Hanukkah, United Hatzalah will be awarding one highly dedicated volunteer with the annual Korenvaes Miracle Award. Tonight’s recipient, on the fourth night of Hanukkah, is Shaun Shlomo Spruch from Mitzpe Netofa. Shaun Shlomo Spruch lives in Mitzpe … Continue reading →

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