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October 7: “no one else but the army and United Hatzalah”
The State Comptroller reports MDA had about 300 ambulances in the area and evacuated about 525 wounded, 84 in bullet-proof ambulances, plus 21 by helicopter.
Updated Friday, October 23, 2026
In a 2026 TV interview the President says other organizations were hesitant and “you didn’t see anyone else besides the army and United Hatzalah.”
The State Comptroller reports MDA had about 300 ambulances in the area and evacuated about 525 wounded, 84 in bullet-proof ambulances, plus 21 by helicopter.
In an Oct 2026 TV interview, the President said he did not see other groups there besides the army and United Hatzalah. The official report counts others too.
The proof
Their statement: In an ILTV interview (Oct 6, 2026), at 9:47–10:11, the President says “a lot of other organizations were hesitant… some of them did not go into war zones… you didn’t see anyone else besides the army and United Hatzalah.”
The record: The State Comptroller (June 2026) reports MDA had about 300 ambulances in the area and evacuated about 525 wounded from the border communities and the south, 84 of them in 8 bullet-proof ambulances, plus 21 by MDA helicopters.
Which is it? The official report also counts hundreds of MDA evacuations that day.
Sources
Research file(s): media/podcasts/qbH8ndgI8iE/transcript.txt; oct7/comptroller-evac.pdf · Check status: Checked 2 ways ✓ (see How we checked)