An IDF soldier left the battlefield to save a stranger’s life, says he has a “smile on his face that hasn’t gone away for days.”

By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News

An IDF soldier received an unexpected phone call several months ago while serving in the Gaza Strip — a notification from a Jerusalem hospital that he had the opportunity to save the life of a fellow Israeli via bone marrow donation.

The soldier, identified in Hebrew-language media outlet by his first initial, A., was found to be a rare genetic match for a person suffering from serious illness.

Because A., a Golani Brigade soldier, had given a sample of his saliva upon enlisting in the IDF, Hadassah Hospital was able to identify him as a potential bone marrow donor for the sick patient.

A Hadassah Hospital coordinator explained to A. that he had the chance to save the person’s life, and A. jumped at the opportunity.

After being granted leave from the army, A., who is from the town of Kfar Tavor in northern Israel, traveled to Jerusalem to undergo extensive testing that would ensure his compatibility with the patient.

The tests confirmed that he was an excellent match, but due to the patient’s deteriorating health, the bone marrow transplant had to be delayed.

A. returned to his unit the Gaza Strip. Several months later, his commander received a phone call stating that A. needed to leave the battlefield and travel to Jerusalem immediately for the procedure.

The surgery was a success, and A. is currently waiting for medical clearance to return to his unit in Gaza.

“There is no doubt about it. The knowledge that I saved a life is so powerful, I have a smile on my face that hasn’t gone away for several days,” A. told Mako.

“The team that accompanied me at Hadassah was amazing and provided information, always answered questions, and did everything in a good spirit. I always felt that I was in good hands,” he said.

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Surgical robots are proving their worth at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, where Medtronic’s robotic guidance system removed a bullet lodged in a soldier’s sacrum in just 90 minutes, preventing paralysis and lead poisoning.

By Jewish Breaking News

Israel’s defensive war in Gaza has been devastating, with 818 soldiers dead, 12,000 in rehabilitation, 40% with limb trauma, and a third of troops battling psychological wounds.

But inside Israel’s hospitals, a quiet revolution in combat medicine is taking shape.

Designed for amputees haunted by phantom pain, Israeli startup 6Degrees has developed the MyMove system, now employed at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan.

Patients wear lightweight bands and VR headsets, engaging with games where virtual versions of their lost limbs move naturally. Clinical trials show 88% of users report significant pain relief.

For IDF soldier Aaron Bours, who lost over three inches of bone in his right leg while attempting to rescue his commanding officer, MyMove has been a game-changer.

“I broke a sweat like I hadn’t done in many months. It’s fun, so the results are that much better,” Bours tells the New York Post. “We’re a survivalist nation. We have to be because otherwise we’d die.”

At Sheba’s 3D Center, surgeons used a precisely designed skull model to reconstruct IDF officer Omri Rosenblit’s facial structure after he was severely injured when a building collapsed on him in Khan Yunis.

The technology even helped restore his vision. In another remarkable case, a 3D-printed implant helped reconstruct a shattered IDF canine’s skull.

Surgical robots are proving their worth at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, where Medtronic’s robotic guidance system removed a bullet lodged in a soldier’s sacrum in just 90 minutes, preventing paralysis and lead poisoning.

Meanwhile, Aidoc’s AI-powered medical imaging system is transforming emergency response, demonstrated dramatically when it helped save a 23-year-old Nova massacre survivor by mapping a bullet’s path through her brain in seconds.

The psychological toll of war has spurred equally innovative mental health solutions.

GenAI-powered platform LIV at Sheba helps overwhelmed psychiatrists by conducting initial patient interviews and gathering clinical data.

By the time patients meet with a psychiatrist, LIV’s detailed summaries allow doctors to focus on decision-making rather than lengthy intake sessions.

At Tel Aviv University, researchers have developed a self-guided version of trauma intervention, backed by Microsoft Israel R&D engineers.

Based on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), the technology is designed to prevent PTSD from developing after a traumatic event.

Even battlefield medicine has seen dramatic advances. Magen David Adom has helped IDF become the first military in the world to implement whole blood transfusions in combat zones, achieving a 93% survival rate for massive trauma cases.

New chip-bearing dog tags enable medics to track treatment details from battlefield to hospital bed.

Perhaps most surprising is the rise of unconventional treatments like NexoBrid, which uses pineapple stem enzymes to remove dead tissue from severe burns.

Recently FDA-approved for pediatric use, the U.S. Department of Defense has invested $15 million in this groundbreaking technology for Israel’s wounded soldiers.

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