“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”
Psalm 91:4
Dear Friends,
On the morning of 7th October, Israel was shaken to its core. As rockets fell and terrorists crossed into our land, there were many who chose not to run—but to stay, to serve, and to save. One of them was a young paramedic named Amit.
We first heard Amit’s story from Ronit Glaser, a longtime medic with Magen David Adom. She was working at the MDA command center in Jerusalem that day, after rushing her own daughters to safety through a barrage of rocket sirens.
Ronit took the call from Amit just after 7 AM. Amit was trapped inside the dental clinic in Kibbutz Be’eri—one of the first communities attacked that day. She had multiple gunshot victims with her. Two were already dead. She asked Ronit calmly, “When are you coming?” In the background, Ronit could hear the gunfire.
She begged her supervisor for an answer. When it came, she was heavy with sorrow as she told Amit: “You’re one of us so I’ll tell you the truth. We don’t know when we’ll get to you. We’re trying. But we can’t reach you”. Amit was in the middle of a war zone.
Still, Amit remained hopeful. Hours later, she called again. In the middle of the call, one of the wounded men with her tried to flee. She stopped him, firmly but gently: “You’re not going anywhere. You’re staying with me. We don’t know what’s outside.”
By then, the full tragedy had begun to unfold. Terrorists had blocked entry routes. Special forces were ambushed. Even the local MDA ambulance driver, Avi Yachatz, was gunned down—along with his two young grandsons.
And Amit? She stayed.
For nearly eight hours, she kept treating the wounded. She had even been shot in the leg—but managed to apply a tourniquet to herself. It wasn’t until terrorists finally breached the clinic that she was killed. She was only 22 years old.
They found her two days later, once the building had been cleared of booby traps. She was still wearing her surgical gloves.
Amit had been the youngest paramedic trainer in MDA. That morning, her boyfriend urged her to leave and join him somewhere safer. But she refused. “I’m on call this Shabbat,” she said. “I’m staying.”
The only survivor from the clinic later told her mother: “She was my paradise in hell. She was an angel.”
Stories like these are difficult to hear—but they are vital to remember. They remind us of the real heroes: those who run toward the broken and the bleeding. Those who treat the wounded even when death is near. Those who answer the call.
We at Vision for Israel are humbled to stand alongside organizations like MDA—to support the very medics who serve on the frontlines of tragedy. And with your help, we can continue equipping them with ambulances, medical supplies, and protection—tools that help preserve life when every second counts.
Stand with the heroes who refuse to leave the suffering behind. Give now and dedicate your gift to the Medical and emergency fund.
Amit’s hands remained open until the end—offering care, hope, and life. May we be inspired to do the same, in her memory.
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With honor and remembrance,
Barry & Batya
