When first-time mother Shachar Shaul-Arie started having contractions late at night, she knew it was time to get to the hospital. But as her husband, Evyatar, drove her there, she realized their firstborn would arrive sooner.
Evyatar quickly called 101 and stopped on the side of the road, where a team met them to transport Shachar to the hospital in a MICU (Mobile Intensive Care Unit). On the way, Shachar delivered a beautiful baby girl.
After the birth, Sa’ar Shai, head of the Modi’in MDA station, told the new parents their daughter was the first baby born in a MICU dedicated to the memory of Itamar Shemen, a 21-year-old IDF paramedic and MDA volunteer at the Modi'in station who recently fell in battle in Gaza.
He shared with them that Itamar was known to be optimistic, smiling, and kind-hearted, and that until the moment his life was taken, he was saving lives. Even while he was fighting in Gaza, the late Itamar volunteered in MICUs when on breaks.
So when the new parents were thinking of a name for their daughter, they remembered Sa'ar's words and they chose to name their daughter Tamar, after the late Itamar.
"It's no secret that Tamar's birth was a clear miracle. We experienced divine assistance. We wish our Tamar to follow in Itamar's footsteps and add great light to the world,” they shared.
The young family met with Dorit and Assaf, the parents of Itamar Shemen, who were touched to hear about their son’s new namesake. “We thank MDA for allowing us to continue Itamar's path. We feel sure that little Tamar and her family will continue the miracle that is our nation.”
"It's always exciting to help bring a life into the world, even more so in a MICU to commemorate our friend, Itamar Shemen. It was important for me to share with his family that the MICU that bears his name not only saves lives, but also helps bring new ones into the world," said Sa'ar.
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So very beautiful. God bless them always ❤️
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🚨 11 injured by shrapnel and glass shards in a direct strike on a building in Tira
Overnight (Saturday) at 2:22 AM, shortly after sirens were heard in the Sharon area, emergency calls were received at Magen David Adom's 101 emergency call centre about a direct strike to a building in Tira.
Large forces of ambulances, MICUs, MDA medicycles, and immediate response vehicles were immediately dispatched to the scene.
MDA EMTs and paramedics provided medical treatment to 11 casualties who were then evacuated to hospitals: Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, Beilinson in Petah Tikva, and Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. Among them, 3 were in moderate condition and 8 were in mild condition. Additionally, 7 people were evacuated with anxiety symptoms.
MDA paramedic Lior Silberberg, one of the first to arrive on the scene, reported
"We arrived quickly with a large number of ambulances and saw a building with significant destruction and a large crowd of people. We were told there were 8 people inside at the time, and we immediately began searches while others started to evacuate the injured to us. A female in her 30s and a 17-year-old male suffered multiple injuries from shrapnel; they were fully conscious. We also evacuated further casualties all suffering from shrapnel wounds and cuts from glass shards. We conducted a preliminary triage of the injured and quickly evacuated them to hospitals, with 3 in moderate condition and 8 in mild condition, and we also treated and evacuated 7 people displaying anxiety symptoms."
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