The United Hatzalah volunteer coordinated the efforts of the security team in Kibbutz Sa’ad, before going to treat the wounded in nearby Kfar Aza.
“Our Resilience Unit has been operating since 2016 to give emotional support to our volunteers and to the citizens,” explains Uriel Bulmas.
The volunteers converged in a convoy of ambulances and ambucycles at the organization’s headquarters in Jerusalem • Dolev Yehud received Prize of Excellence just before being captured
“In the heat of the moment, you must stay calm, perform your duties, and don’t think about terrorists or other dangers,” Yonatan Rachamim, a United Hatzalah medic, says.
Caryn Gale and Sergio Geralnik decided to volunteer together for United Hatzalah on their first date. On the Black Saturday, they saved dozens in their ambulance and reassured traumatized children.
"On October 7, we were game-changers," Rozenfeld said. "Without United Hatzalah, hundreds more would have died.”
When United Hatzalah chief paramedic Liad Ohana heard gunshots outside his house, he left his wife and three children, including a two-week-old baby, to go treat the wounded.
The uncertainty also included concerns of bombs on the scene, cleared by sniffer dogs before proceeding. Two volunteers also were injured by gunfire in the exercise, all simulated for impact.
On that day, hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers poured into southern Israel – despite the danger – in order to save lives.
Richard A. Rosenbaum, executive chairman of Greenberg Traurig, one of the world’s largest law firms, spent a day in Israel visiting the firm’s Israeli office as a sign of support and solidarity.
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