Red Alert Israel

Nearly three years into war, Hezbollah keeps northern Israel under fire - analysis

Israeli cities remain under rocket fire in northern Israel after 965 days of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli soldiers take position as civilians take cover during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.
Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.

IDF Home Front Command updates application's alert system for clarity in emergency situations

The IDF Home Front Command revamped its mobile and smart TV alerts with color-coded warnings, dedicated sounds, and clearer instructions to help citizens respond faster in emergencies.

|ByJAMES GENN
A Home Front Command app alerting of all the rockets which hit central Israel earlier this morning. September 15, 2024.

Inside the Telegram networks that outpace Israel’s sirens

As missiles head toward Israel, Telegram groups and WhatsApp bots often beat official systems, circulating sensitive real-time information from municipal emergency rooms and local authorities

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025.

From Parshat Zachor to war with Iran: Israel will never be defenseless - opinion

From a synagogue reading to the skies over Iran, the US-Israel alliance shows its enduring strength.

|ByJOSHUA Z. LAVINE

Sirens heard in Sderot as 3 rockets launched into Israel from Gaza

It is possible there were multiple interceptions by the Iron Dome defense system.

APRIL 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A ROCKET IS fired toward Israel from the southern Gaza Strip in February.

Incendiary balloons spark 35 fires in southern Israel

Experts from the Fire and Rescue Services determined after examining the sites that all 35 fires were caused by incendiary balloons.

AUGUST 22, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
A firefighter attempts to extinguish a fire burning scrubland in an area where Palestinians have been causing blazes by flying kites and balloons loaded with flammable materials, on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, near kibbutz Nir Am, June 5, 2018

IDF carries out three waves of airstrikes as 12 rockets launched from Gaza

Major uptick in violence in the south overnight comes after 42 incendiary balloons ignite fires.

AUGUST 21, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Smoke and flame are seen following an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip August 20, 2020

IDF strikes terror targets at Gaza Strip after rockets fired at Israel

According to Palestinian reports, the IDF caused damage to Hamas outposts but no casualties were reported.

FEBRUARY 2, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel Ashkelon November 1, 2019

Live Updates: Rockets fly over southern Israel, despite ceasefire

Rockets test shaky ceasefire

NOVEMBER 16, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AN IRON Dome anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza toward Israel on August 9.