Our Story
Wherever there is an IDF combat force, there is a paramedic whose role is to protect the lives of those beside them.
IDF paramedics serve on the front lines of Israel’s most critical moments, making life-saving decisions under extreme pressure while caring for wounded soldiers and civilians. The experiences they carry do not end when their service is over. “Always Beside You” was founded by graduates of the IDF paramedics course to create a lifelong community and support system for those who dedicate themselves to saving others. Our mission is to strengthen and support the IDF paramedic community by creating a home where they can find and provide support by connecting with others who truly understand their experience. Through emotional support, professional guidance, community initiatives, and ongoing connection, we help paramedics navigate the transition from military service to civilian life while ensuring they remain part of a community that stands beside them long after their service ends. Together, we stand beside the paramedics who stood beside wounded soldiers when it mattered most.
Our Programs
Resilience & Healing
Supporting Wounded Paramedics
Transition to Civilian Life
Community Programs
Remembrance & Legacy
Transition to Civilian Life
Resilience & Healing
Supporting Wounded Paramedics
Community Programs
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Our Voices: Stories from October 7
“Our Voices: Stories from October 7” brings together the firsthand accounts of seven IDF paramedics.
Serving in different roles and coming from different IDF Paramedic Courses, they share one experience: on October 7, they found themselves in the Gaza border communities amid violence and chaos, treating the wounded while confronting the realities of that day.
These are the events of October 7 through the eyes of the paramedics who were there.
Elad Ariely
״A Never Ending Day״
IDF Paramedic Course 39
Noam Barel
״Terrorists at the gate״
IDF Paramedic Course 41
Ziv Meir
״The Wrong Place״
IDF Paramedic Course 39
Arielle Roman
״Reaching Them All״
IDF Paramedic Course 39
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״On the Front Line״
IDF Paramedic Course 40
Eylon Lavi
״Making It With What We’ve Got״
IDF Paramedic Course 41
Gaya Shalev
״The Only One Left״
IDF Paramedic Course 41
Resilience & Healing Programs
IDF paramedics are often present during some of the most difficult and emotionally intense moments of military service, providing life-saving care under dangerous conditions while, at times, risking their own life. The responsibility of the lives and safety of soldiers stays with paramedics long after their service ends.
Our resilience and healing programs allow paramedics to step away from the intensity of daily life, and focus on their emotional wellbeing in a supportive and understanding environment. Led by mental health professionals, these programs combine workshops, retreats, and group experiences in nature that help participants strengthen resilience, process traumatic experiences together, and develop practical tools and coping skills they can carry with them into everyday life. Through these shared experiences, paramedics are reminded that they do not have to carry these experiences alone.














