Episode 33: The Israeli Paramedic

On the day before her 23rd birthday, Noa Abitbul—a paramedic with Magen David Adom, Israel's national medical emergency service—hoped for a quiet 8-hour shift. Then, she heard the sirens.What followed was a 16-hour shift tending to wounded soldiers and civilians during the October 7 attacks in Israel.In this episode of the Spark, Dr. Weiss sat down with Noa Abitbul and Adi Ben Ezra—Senior Development Executive for American Friends of Magen David Adom—to talk about Noa's harrowing shift, navigating risky decisions, a touching moment between two soldiers in the back of Noa's ambulance, and how we can help support Magen David Adom.