Organ donation

Four Israeli children saved in organ transplant marathon

The four transplants were a liver into a 9-year-old girl; a kidney into an 18-year-old woman; another kidney into a two-and-a-half-year-old boy; and a heart into a three-and-half-year-old.

CLALIT SCHNEIDER Children's Medical Center.
Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.

'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures

Amram Hazan, a lung transplant recipient with Dr. Dror Rosengarten, Deputy Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC, and Dr. Osnat Livneh Streichman- Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC.

History in Israel: Rabin Medical performs countries 1,000th lung transplant


Rocket victim Michael Samara saves six lives with marathon organ donation

The lives of Israeli citizens were saved from organ transplants by Michael Samara, who died of wounds from an Iron Dome interception on Friday.

 Michael Samara, aged 27, died on August  9, 2024 from a failed interception of Hezbollah rocket.

Miraculous kidney donation between friends spans continents and save lives

The complex and sensitive cross-continental operation required coordination between senior officials in both countries.

 The proccess of bringing kindeys for transplant from the Czech Republic to Israel.

Fallen IDF soldier Sivan Weil's organs donated posthumously, saves five lives

The family of Major Sivan Weil, an IDF soldier who was killed in Gaza, donated his organs to save the lives of seriously ill Israelis.

 Fallen IDF solider Sivan Weil.

Campaign at municipal election sites for organ donation registration

Those who get ADI cards also have priority when receiving a donated organ if they need one, said the chairman of Israel Transplant's Steering Committee.

Hands holding green organ transplant awareness ribbon (illustrative).

After her death, Israeli lone soldier's family donates her organs

Cpt. Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch, a lone soldier from the Netherlands, is remembered as an inspiration to her fellow soldiers.

 Capt. (res.) Rebecca Henrietta Johanna Baruch

Another fallen IDF soldier's donated organs save Israeli lives

Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzhak Semo volunteered to have his organs donated in the event of his death. Due to the young man's sacrifice, six others are able to live.

 Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzhak Semo.

Five organs donated of reservist left braindead after tank overturned

The soldier donated a kidney in June.

 Rabbi Na’aran Eshhar, who was left braindead after his tank overturned while on reserve duty in Operation Swords of Iron

Fallen IDF soldier's donated organs save Israeli lives

Shoham Ben Harush wanted his organs to have a life-changing impact on others, his father said. In the end, they did.

 Family and friends attend the funeral of Sgt. Shoam Moshe Ben-Harush who died of his wounds after being severely injured in the Hamas terrorist on October 7, 2023, at the Haspin cemetery in northern Israel, on October 27, 2023

One child's tragic death saved four other children's lives through organ donation

A four-year-old boy received the heart; a six-year-old girl got the liver, and the kidneys were given to a four-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. 

 Shoham David Turgeman z”l.

IDF destroys home of Huwara terrorist who murdered Yaniv brothers

Palestinian media reported clashes with Israeli security forces in the Askar refugee camp, where Khaled Harusha's home was located.

Brothers Hillel (Right) and Yigal (Center) Yaniv were killed in a terror attack in Huwara on Sunday, February 26, 2023.