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An 18-month-old toddler from East Jerusalem tragically died from choking on Monday morning. Following the incident, MDA paramedic experts reiterate essential life-saving first aid instructions for infants.

An Israeli citizen in his 60s was shot dead overnight in al-Eizariya and pronounced dead near Ma'ale Adumim. Police have launched an investigation into the shooting.

A new regional emergency hub for police, MDA, and fire services will be built in western Binyamin. The 75-dunam project aims to enhance security and infrastructure for growing local communities.

A six-year-old child riding a scooter was struck and killed by a bus in Modi'in Illit. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene as police opened an investigation.

The Tel Aviv District Court unanimously convicted a Sudanese national of the aggravated murder of another man in a targeted shooting, facing a mandatory life sentence.

A 17-year-old boy was killed and another young man injured in a violent street brawl involving a sharp weapon in Ashkelon. Police are investigating the criminal dispute.

Open-water swimmers successfully completed a 12-kilometer crossing of the Sea of Galilee from Ein Gev to Ginosar, defying recent amoeba concerns and boosting local tourism.

Bus driver Avshalom Revivo was killed on Route 91 when he swerved to absorb a head-on truck collision, saving the lives of 20 soldiers he was transporting.

The father of a groom collapsed during a wedding in the Shephelah region on Thursday evening. Quick-acting guests used an on-site defibrillator and performed CPR, helping medics restore his pulse and safely evacuate him to Kaplan Medical Center.

A man in his 40s was found dead near the Golani Interchange in northern Israel on Thursday. Police and MDA teams launched an investigation into the incident, including suspected murder.

A 10-year-old child was critically injured on Wednesday by an object that exploded from a burning recycling dumpster in Beitar Illit. Medics evacuated him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital while performing CPR.

A 61-year-old bus driver died and 19 others were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Route 91 near Mahanayim in the Upper Galilee.

A 39-year-old man was moderately injured by a large dog in Darom HaSharon on Tuesday evening, shooting the animal dead with his firearm before being evacuated to Meir Medical Center.

A 15-year-old MDA youth volunteer injured in an unexploded ordnance blast near Israel's northern border provided critical first aid to peers despite his own wounds, as medics and students responded to a tragic incident.

A nine-month-old infant in Ashkelon is in critical condition after reportedly falling from a slide. MDA medics performed advanced resuscitation and evacuated him to Barzilai Medical Center.

Israel Police opened an investigation following a shooting in Umm al-Fahm that left one man critically injured and another mildly hurt. The background is reportedly criminal.

At least 12 hikers were wounded, including several severely, in an unexploded ordnance blast on the Ramim Ridge in northern Israel. IDF and emergency forces deployed to the scene.

Fire and rescue forces are working to extract an unconscious worker from a crane in Ra'anana following a medical emergency at height, mirroring a similar rescue in Kiryat Bialik two weeks ago.

A two-year-old toddler from Taran was accidentally struck and killed by a vehicle, allegedly by her father, during a visit to her grandfather in Bu'eine Nujeidat in the Lower Galilee.

MDA reported that 58 people drowned during Israel's 2026 swimming season, with children under 10 making up nearly 24% of all drowning victims.

A young man was seriously injured in Yavne following an accidental firearm discharge at a home. Police opened an investigation into the legally held weapon.

Five people were injured in two separate violent incidents near the Qalandiya checkpoint and Rahat, leaving one in serious condition and four others with moderate to minor injuries.

A car explosion in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood seriously injured a 50-year-old man and moderately injured his 13-year-old son in a suspected criminal incident.

A 10-month-old infant was hospitalized in moderate condition with severe bleach burns covering 30% of her body following a domestic accident in Bnei Brak.

Senior paramedic and MDA volunteer Munir Siam passed away at 51 after suffering a heart attack. Colleagues remember him for his lifelong dedication to emergency medicine and helping others.

A 17-year-old girl was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in serious condition after losing consciousness during a workout in Jerusalem, MDA medics reported.

A 20-year-old man was seriously injured in a stabbing attack on Yefet Street in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and rushed to Wolfson Medical Center by MDA medics.

A construction worker in his 40s was successfully rescued from a crane cabin 55 meters high in Kiryat Bialik after losing consciousness, following a complex joint operation by firefighters and MDA paramedics.

An eight-month-old infant in Netivot choked on a sukkah decoration on Saturday evening. An MDA medic successfully extracted the object, stabilizing the baby without hospital evacuation.

A man in his 30s drowned at the Sea of Galilee and a 17-year-old boy was found dead after drowning at Delilah Beach in Ashkelon following an extensive search.

Three men drowned off Delilah Beach in Ashkelon. A 24-year-old is in serious condition, a 17-year-old is lightly injured, and rescue forces are searching for a missing person.

Northern District police shot and killed an armed suspect who opened fire at a building in Yafa. The background to the criminal incident is under investigation.

A two-week-old infant in Akko was evacuated in critical condition while undergoing resuscitation. The incident follows recent child safety tragedies in Kiryat Yam and Bnei Brak.

Ahead of Sukkot, illegal and makeshift sukkah construction in Israel's ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods poses severe risks of deadly collapses, electrocutions, and fires, prompting urgent warnings from authorities and rabbis.

Two people died in traffic accidents and thousands required medical attention as Magen David Adom responded to emergencies across Israel during Yom Kippur.

A seven-year-old boy was killed in a traffic accident on Route 264 in the Negev on Friday evening, adding to a deadly week on Israeli roads.

A man in his 30s was killed in a violent incident in Ashkelon overnight, while police arrested a suspect in a separate Jaffa murder case earlier this week.

Two men were killed in a collision on Route 310 near Rahat, and a bicyclist died after being struck by a stolen vehicle in Tel Aviv.

A two-year-old toddler is in critical condition after falling from a fourth-floor balcony in Kiryat Yam, following a recent similar incident involving a teenager in Eilat.

An undocumented Palestinian resident was arrested after allegedly stealing a car, overturning it, and fatally striking a 50-year-old cyclist near Tel Aviv.

A man was shot dead in Jaffa on Tuesday evening, prompting a police manhunt. Meanwhile, investigators arrested another suspect in last month's murder of Caucasus mafia figure Janis Yoshubaev near Caesarea.

A 13-year-old girl is seriously injured after falling five stories in Eilat, while a 9-year-old boy was critically hurt in a bicycle accident in Tzur Hadassah.

A 19-year-old man was seriously injured in a stabbing incident on Shlomo Ben Yosef Street in Ashdod. Police launched an investigation with a suspected criminal background.

A man in his 30s was killed and a woman moderately injured in a severe three-vehicle crash on Route 762 near Rekhasim on Sunday evening.

A 14-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting in Kafr Kanna on Saturday, while escalating violence across Arab society pushes the annual death toll to 170 amid growing security concerns.

Raed Hajj Yahya, a manpower company owner from Tayibe, was shot dead in his car on Thursday evening. Despite resuscitation efforts by medical teams, he succumbed to his critical injuries.

The Israeli Ministry of Health conducted its first operational exercise to test medical readiness for extreme weather, including 'Super El Niño' and climate impacts.

A teacher was shot at a school parking lot in Hura, joining a wave of recent violent shooting incidents across Tiberias, Tamra, and Nazareth investigated by police.

Ten months after a toddler was critically injured from electrocution in an Eilat hotel lobby, his parents demand answers as the case remains pending at the State Attorney's Office.