Home Front Command

Beyond the Headlines: Protecting body and soul - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Shelters, Protected Space, Israelis Taking Cover in an Underground Parking Lot in Tel Aviv.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Arens (R) and former Ambassador to the United States Zalman Shoval listen to a question as they attend an event at the National Press Club in Washington, February 15, 2001.

The unsung architect of Israel's home front resilience - opinion

A vendor continues selling at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market during the war with Iran, March 2026.

Under Iran fire, Israel’s basic cost-of-living gaps run deeper than income data suggests - study

Football and basketball leagues across Israel are pushing ahead with plans to complete their seasons as the war continues.

Getting back to the games while under fire


IDF Home Front Command lightens security guidelines for daily routine

This reverses a previous HFC guideline with heavier restrictions, which was to be in place until Saturday evening, lightening the security guidelines, and opening up gatherings.

IDF Home Front Command issues security guidelines, March 4, 2026.

Jerusalem police disperse defiant Purim crowds as street parties violate wartime safety orders

Israel Police were forced to disperse large Purim crowds on Wednesday as revellers defied Home Front Command orders. Officials slammed the gatherings as "irresponsible" during the ongoing war.

People celebrate Purim in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.

Iran leveraging AI and stolen data to escalate cyber campaigns, expert tells ‘Post’

IRGC and its affiliates have spent the last decade collecting the personal data of people from all over the world, not just Israelis, allowing phishing attempts to continue to grow more sophisticated

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

IDF Home Front Command extends security guidelines for nearly another week

The security guidelines restricting social gatherings, non-essential workplace activity, and closure of schools until at least Saturday at 8:00 p.m., HFC announced.

IDF Home Front Command issues security guidelines restricting gatherings, prohibiting workplace, educational activity amid Iran strikes, March 2, 2026.

IDF: Ben-Gurion Airport, Israeli airspace may reopen Monday evening

The Israeli military emphasized that the situation is dynamic and could evolve depending on threats from Iran and Hezbollah, as well as whether Yemen's Houthis get involved.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel, February 28, 2026

Prepared, not invincible: Israel tested by Iran’s ballistic missile barrages - editorial

With lessons learned from past conflicts, Israel’s preparedness is put to the ultimate test as Iran’s missile barrages push the country’s defense systems.

Shrapnel falls after a missile fired from Iran was intercepted by an Israel missile on February 28, 2026 in Northern Israel.

As Israel’s Iran front widens, civil society initiatives return to 24/7 emergency operation

Such specialized civic infrastructures filled life-and-death gaps during earlier rounds of fighting. What is striking now is less the novelty of the mobilization than its speed and normalization.

 People take shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, February 28, 2026.

Megillah in the Miklat: Tel Aviv moves Purim underground as Operation Roaring Lion rages

Despite Operation Roaring Lion, Israelis continue to celebrate Purim in shelters and homes, with community efforts to ensure the mitzvot are fulfilled, including sending gift packages to the needy.

Israelis take cover in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026; illustrative.

IDF Home Front: We've been more ready for Iran's ballistic missiles after probing June war

'Iran is here, home front is central.'

Israel Police and IDF Home Front Command personnel at the scene where a roof collapsed in Beit Shemesh, November 16, 2025

Courts shift to emergency footing as Iran confrontation triggers nationwide restrictions

Judiciary limits activity to urgent hearings through Monday; Levin activates emergency labor law to safeguard essential services.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.