Shelter

Instead of playing Roblox in the shelter: Reservist develops AI environment with his son

During a break in fighting, a reserve officer replaced screen time with AI learning with his son and friends, and created Yuvi LAB. The platform lets users build and play applications.

AI development environment for children Yuvi LAB.
 An illustrative image of a public safe room in Israel, requiring the ability to climb down a narrow flight of stairs.

How safe are Israel’s safe rooms? - analysis

A semi-portable bomb shleter is set up near a caravan in this unrecognized village on March 21, 2024 in Wadi Alnaam, Israel.

An Iranian missile wounded a doctor and baby, now 100 shelters are heading to the Negev

(L TO R) Ana Vincenti, Moe Braun, Martin Winiar, and Hanna Castiel TLV fan Stav Setty.

Live from the mamad: Laughter is the best medicine amid war


Israelis rush for tents and mattresses: What’s behind the surge in demand?

Emergency gear purchases rose 20% since the operation began. Israelis are preparing for extended stays in shelters with tents, mattresses, flashlights, and thermal clothing.

Shelters, Protected Space, Israelis Taking Cover in an Underground Parking Lot in Tel Aviv.

Every citizen of Israel has the right to access bomb shelters, but not everyone can - opinion

Israel Builders Contractors Association estimated that 56% of homes did not have a mamad as of 2024.

Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.

Hashomer Hachadash begins placing 60 bomb shelters on farms in wartime campaign

The organization said the first phase of the project, carried out in partnership with the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Foundation, is intended to protect farmers, workers, and volunteers.

Hashomer Hachadash begins placing 60 bomb shelters on farms in wartime campaign.

From five star to one star bomb shelters - a wartime review

Israel's bomb shelters vary in size, comfort level, and ambiance.

People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026.

Several IDF soldiers refuse to report to posts due to lack of bomb shelters

According to the report, the issue of inadequate protection on IDF bases is widespread, with one soldier noting, "When there's a siren, we put on helmets and pray."

An outdoor bomb shelter is transported down the highway on March 21, 2024 in southern Israel.

Standing Together activists place first shelters in unrecognized Negev Bedouin villages

In the span of a week during June, 2025, a funding campaign for the shelters had raised more than NIS 500,000 through small donations from thousands of citizens.

Rocket launches are seen from southern Lebanon toward the Golan Heights, March 3, 2026

Brand news: Maintaining quality of life in the safe room and in the shelter

From powerful air purifiers and backup batteries to dream catchers for peaceful sleep – all the solutions to stay connected, protected and comfortable even in challenging moments.

A public shelter

Shelter gaps in Israel’s old neighborhoods leave Israelis scrambling for protected spaces

While Israel has required buildings since 1969 to include a communal shelter and buildings from 1993 to include safe rooms, over half of Israeli homes did not have them in 2024.

Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.

Ministry publishes list of mikvaot with shelters nearly two weeks into war, following ITIM appeal

The announcement came after days in which women were left without a clear official tool to determine which facilities met wartime safety requirements.

 Restored mikveh in White Stork Synagogue, Wroclaw, Poland.

Vigilant and united: Israel’s homefront resilience will decide outcome of Iran war - editorial

As Israel faces mounting attacks from Iran, the real challenge lies within: political infighting and internal divisions threaten to undermine the nation’s unity and resolve in a prolonged conflict.

People are seen at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem despite the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah and missile fire toward Israel, March 9, 2026.