Chevra Hatzalah announced Sunday afternoon that an initial team of 11 Paramedics will be dispatched to Israel to assist with the ongoing war effort. The team – the first in what may become multiple deployments – will be led by Michael Vatch of Queens Hatzala and Yoshi Hagler of Hatzalah of South Florida. These Hatzolah members are part of the larger “HEART Team” – Hatzoloh – Emergency – Ambulance – Response – Team – which has trained with and is ready to deploy to Israel in a time of war R”L if necessary at a moment’s notice. Their mission is to offer support to emergency personnel from United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom who are responding to emergencies in Israel and are stretched thin due to their response to the ongoing war. As the medics make their way to Israel on this unprecedented life-saving mission, please have them in mind when davening.