Following the stampede at Mount Meron last week that killed 45 people and left many more injured, Magen David Adom set up blood donation sites nationwide on Friday.
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The public answered the call, and by the close of business Friday 2,208 donations had been collected.
Donors included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who gave blood at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Magen David Adom thanked the public for their quick response, and urged people who haven't donated so far to do so.
