Since the beginning of the war with Hamas that began on Saturday, United Hatzalah of Israel has responded by sending thousands of volunteers to the Gaza periphery and other areas affected by Hamas attacks. Having treated over 2,000 people due to the conflict, many of whom required a large number of bandages, tourniquets, oxygen, and Read more

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Rabbi Chaim Sassi, was seriously injured on Saturday morning by a Hamas terrorist who had infiltrated Sderot shortly after the fighting in the city began. Rabbi Sassi, who serves as the regional Rabbi for the organization in and around Sderot, was attempting to rescue a badly wounded police officer when he Read more

By Dr. Fakhry Dirbashi For the past seven days, I, together with the 14 other members of the medical team from United Hatzalah, have been setting up medical clinics in the Atlas Mountain region of Morocco. This was the region that was the hardest hit by the recent earthquake. In collaboration with local authorities, each Read more

By Yossi Amar My name is Yossi Amar, and I am the mission commander for United Hatzalah’s medical relief mission to Morocco following the earthquake last week which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people.  Over the course of the mission which began on Sunday last week, less than 40 hours after the earthquake, our Read more

On Thursday night, a woman in her 40s inadvertently consumed fish, triggering an allergic reaction, while dining at a restaurant in Jerusalem. Her quick deterioration in health prompted her to call for emergency assistance. Upon receiving the alert on his communications device, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Friedman hopped on his ambucycle, flicked on lights Read more

On Monday evening, a 10-month-old baby girl experienced a severe allergic reaction in Jerusalem. Her parents immediately alerted emergency services. The Yom Kippur fast had just ended and United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Tzvi Kaplan was building his sukkah with his children when he received the alert from the dispatch center. After apologizing to his children, Read more

A special ceremony kicking off the 18th year of operations of United Hatzalah, Israel’s leading all-volunteer emergency medical service organization, was held today at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The ceremony is the first in a year-long series of events that will take place in Israel and around the world to celebrate the milestone. The Read more

On Tuesday night, 10 leading Israeli law firms participated in a charity basketball tournament designed to raise money for the purchase of an ambucycle (a motorcycle equipped with the same EMS equipment found on an ambulance) for United Hatzalah. The event, which was spearheaded by Attorney Jeremy Lustman, Head of DLA Piper Israel Group, was Read more

United Hatzalah, Israel’s leading volunteer emergency medical service organization, will be kicking off its 18th-anniversary celebration in a special event that will take place on September 27th, at the Residence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog. During the event, the organization will be recognizing the contribution of ten individuals or couples who have played a major Read more

  By: Liat Attias  The first place we arrived at was a village on a hill called Imi N’Tala. There were dozens of families each with many children whose homes had been destroyed by the earthquake. Tents had been set up in a field near the ruins of their former homes. We decided that we would Read more