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Child, 10, killed after dumpster fire triggers explosion in Beitar Illit

The child was evacuated to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for medical treatment, but was pronounced dead, ZAKA and Magen David Adom said.

The fire in Beitar Illit that caused serious injury to a 10-year-old child, October 14, 2026.
IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North

 MDA paramedics at the scene after a terror stabbing in Hadera leaves six wounded. October 9, 2024.

The stories behind the sirens

View of Magen David Adom's Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramle, central Israel, August 17, 2026.

'Heroic actions': Magen David Adom mourns first responders who served, were murdered on Oct. 7


Several settlers injured, six arrested amid West Bank outpost evacuation near Susiya - report

Also on Wednesday, Palestinian rioters threw stones at a shepherd in Wadi Zarqa, causing minor injuries, according to United Hatzalah. MDA paramedics met the shepherd along Route 446 near Shuqra.

 MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

From forceps to biceps: How to birth a stronger, healthier nation – opinion

Israel’s healthcare system doesn’t need a surgical overhaul to revive it – it needs certified PAs and NPs.

Touro University Nevada medical students and physician assistants.

Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run by truck in Jerusalem's Rehavia, police arrest driver

Police arrested a man in his 20s after he allegedly hit and killed a woman in her 70s in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood on Sunday.

Israel Police investigate the scene of a hit-and-run in Rehavia on October 4, 2026.

Small aircraft crashes near Beit Shemesh, pilot lightly injured

The crash comes after an additional light aircraft crash following a training flight on Friday killed one pilot and injured the other in northern Israel.

A light aircraft which crashed near Beit Shemesh on October 3, 2026.

At least 24 injured in Bnei Brak nursing home fire, two in serious, unstable condition

In addition to the two severely injured, four individuals between 50 and 80 sustained moderate injuries, and 18 sustained minor injuries. 

First responders transport individual injured in a nursing home fire in Bnei Brak, October 1,2026.

WATCH: Rescue flight lands in Israel with all passengers from earlier flydubai hijacking attempt

The Mossad and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) approved the flydubai rescue flight's crew earlier on Wednesday.

The flydubai rescue flight for hijacked flight FZ1073 lands in Israel on September 30, 2026.

Some 18 injured in eight-car pileup on Highway 6 in central Israel, halting traffic

Approximately 18 people were injured in the crash, of whom 10 were transported to the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera. 

Israel Police officers respond to a car crash on Highway 6, September 29, 2026.

Jerusalem builds new NIS 5 million medical helipad

The Hatzolah Air organization established the pad at the Herzog Medical Center, and it will serve Beit Shemesh, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and the West Bank.

On the right: Dr. Avishai Neuman, Dr. Aaron Adler, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and  Eli Rowe, president of Hatzolah Air.

Magen David Adom brings back 'Mitzvah on Wheels' traveling sukkah ambulance initiative

The initiative was started by Rabbi Yonatan Shpitzer, a volunteer MDA driver, in 2020, in order to bring the "spirit of sukkot" to MDA teams.

Magen David Adom's "mitzvah on wheels" traveling sukkah, 2026.

MDA medics finish building woman's sukkah for her after treating head injury

The woman had begun building the sukkah beneath her home as part of preparations for the approaching holiday when an iron pole fell while the upper supports were being tied together and struck her.

An MDA team finishes building a sukkah for a woman after treating her injuries.