JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the midst of Operation Roaring Lion, Yitzchak Herzog, the President of Israel, paid an official visit on Wednesday to the national headquarters of United Hatzalah in Jerusalem.

A special message from the President of Israel, @Isaac_Herzog , to all @UnitedHatzalah volunteers, delivered from our national dispatch center in Jerusalem. #unitedhatzalah #savinglives #presidentofisrael pic.twitter.com/apZcRHdJGN

— Eli Beer (@EliBeerUH) March 11, 2026

During the visit, the president reviewed the organization’s emergency dispatch center, closely observed the reinforced nationwide deployment of forces, and spoke with volunteers providing life-saving medical assistance under fire.

The president also received an extensive briefing on the organization’s advanced operational technological capabilities. Among the systems presented was the special drone unit, which operates skilled teams that assist Israel Police and Israel Home Front Command in real time with locating casualties, mapping complex disaster scenes, and directing rescue and recovery forces in the field.

In addition, the president was given a detailed explanation about the organization’s special field-vehicle system, which includes off-road vehicles and ambulance motorcycles, allowing rapid arrival at any incident scene.

איחוד הצלה הוא אחד מהארגונים הראשונים שמגיעים לשטח להציל חיים. הבוקר ביקרנו במטה הארגון בירושלים, קיבלנו סקירה מנשיא הארגון אלי ביר וההנהלה על פעילות המתנדבות והמתנדבים בחירום, היכולות הטכנולוגיות והכלים המבצעיים המותאמים לזירות השונות.

ראינו פסיפס ישראלי מדהים, שמבטא את הרוב… pic.twitter.com/eb9IHcOFsx

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) March 11, 2026

A significant portion of the visit was dedicated to the intensive activity of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma unit, which provides initial psychological support. The president was impressed by the unit’s teams, who have been operating continuously since the beginning of the operation, along with the unit’s therapy dogs trained to calm victims at disaster scenes.

A particularly emotional moment occurred when the president participated in a ceremony launching a new emergency vehicle dedicated to the memory of Ronit Elimelech HYD, a United Hatzalah volunteer who was killed by a missile strike in Beit Shemesh last week. In the picture Ronit’s son can be seen kissing the new vehicle.

נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג בביקור במטה הראשי של איחוד הצלה לפני מספר דקות "איחוד הצלה מארגוני החירום שמגיעים ראשונים לשטח" pic.twitter.com/iMVpvo3i3Q

— ישראל כהן (@Israelcohen911) March 11, 2026

During the visit, the president was presented with data reflecting the extensive scale of the organization’s activity during the current war:

• 29,768 calls were received at the United Hatzalah emergency center.
• 1,380 casualties with varying degrees of injury were treated by volunteers.
• 3,536 volunteers operated nationwide in the field.
• 1,125 emergency vehicles of the organization were deployed operationally.
• 354 people suffering from anxiety received immediate intervention from the Psychotrauma Unit at various scenes.

President Yitzchak Herzog said:

“United Hatzalah is one of the first emergency and rescue organizations to arrive on the scene. We have seen a tremendous number of calls coming here to the dispatch center the moment there are missile launches. The volunteers rush to save people who fall and are injured while running to shelters, and of course they save lives during disasters, which sadly has also happened to us.

What we see here is an incredible Israeli mosaic. The presence of members of the charedi community is very noticeable, and I also see Arab Israeli citizens and people from all parts of society, and that is a genuine statement.

We are a very strong people with remarkable resilience. When I see the volunteers here, from across the country, arriving at every site, I understand how strong our resilience truly is. So, people of Israel, be strong and courageous. We will overcome. We will overcome like a lion.”

Eli Beer, president and founder of United Hatzalah, said:

“The president’s visit to our national headquarters is proof of the crucial importance of our volunteers to national security. The numbers speak for themselves: more than 29,000 calls in just a few days show that the public trusts United Hatzalah in the most difficult moments.

Our volunteers are a human protective shield. They leave their families behind and run into danger to save lives both physically and emotionally. We will continue to act with determination for the health and safety of the citizens of Israel.”