Sirens

IDF Home Front Command develops early warning system for Hezbollah rocket, drone attacks - report

The window of preparation provided by the new advanced warning will vary by the geographic area targeted by the attacks, and the system is expected to be implemented within the next few days.

The Home Front Command app issuing warnings for incoming rocket attacks in central Israel, September 2024; illustrative.
Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.

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

PLAYING WITH Israeli flags ahead of this year’s Independence Day, at Kobi kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh.

What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion

Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 24, 2026.

IDF to extend time to reach shelter in 49 northern Israel communities


Rocket sirens to sound across Kiryat Motzkin as part of preparedness drill

During the exercise, sirens will be sounded and residents will be asked to head to the protective areas to ensure they are ready for real-life scenarios.

Rocket siren system in Israel

MDA ambulances switch sirens to sound less like rocket sirens

Bin said in a statement after making the decision earlier this week that "these days, we must show maximum sensitivity to the concerns of the Israeli public."

An ambulance driving in the central Israeli city of Elad, April 5, 2020

Soldier killed as cabinet okays more attacks

1,200 rockets pound Israel • International community urges de-escalation

Damage caused to a building in Petah Tikva by Hamas rocket fire, May 13, 2021

Gantz: If quiet is not kept, Gaza will suffer

Security officials tie the escalation to the event in Jerusalem * Kohavi pushes off trip to the US

Benny Gantz at a press conference in Ramat Gan's Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel.

Aiming at Dimona: Did the Syrian regime purposely target Israel?

Much remains unclear about the incident on April 22, including why Syria fired a missile so wildly and so far south into Israel – and whether Israel’s interceptors failed to stop the threat.

THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails

SA-5 flies from Syria all the way to Negev in the longest-range attack yet by Syria; Patriot missile activated in response.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018.

Sirens heard in Iran

Sources contacted who follow Tehran closely could not initially confirm more details about the sirens or flight diversion.

A MAN WALKS on a Tehran street this week. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared this week that ‘from Sunday we can sell our weapons to whomever we want and buy weapons from whomever we want.’

Israel strikes Hamas targets in retaliation for Gazan rocket fire

Two rockets fired towards southern Israel on Friday night just a day after Hamas warned Jerusalem against annexation.

A rocket is fired towards Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2020

42 fallen soldiers since last Remembrance Day, ceremonies held online

Due to the continued spread of the coronavirus, the main ceremonies at the Western Wall plaza and Mount Herzl to be held without an audience.

Yahrzeit candle

Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis

Two civilians were slightly injured due to the falling of the intercepted missile's debris as it exploded in mid-air over residential districts.

A missile that the U.S. Department of Defense says is a "Qiam" ballistic missile manufactured in Iran and that the Pentagon says was fired by Houthi rebels from Yemen into Saudi Arabia on July 22, 2017 is seen on display at a U.S. military base in Washington, U.S.