Sirens

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.

Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.
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

A MOMENT of stillness as Israel marks 78 years of independence facing a complex reality.

Independence Day: Israel’s sirens signal danger, loss - and a wake-up call


Sirens in Israel wake us up to who we are and what we face - editorial

Let the sirens we heard Thursday and will hear twice next week on Remembrance Day wake us to the tragedy that could potentially take place.

 Individuals stand to attention during the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren on Jerusalem's Jaffa Street, April 24, 2025.

Hamas releases propaganda hostage video, Security forces strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound

Israel begins commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day • Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood

Protesters call for a hostage deal at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on April 21, 2025.

Iranian hackers broadcast rocket sirens, pro-terror songs at 20 Israeli kindergartens

The breach reportedly exploited Maager-Tec's interfaces, which are responsible for emergency button systems at various institutions across Israel.

 Cyber attack

Houthis claim to 'hit' Jerusalem power station, Ben-Gurion Airport

The Houthis made their claims after the IDF announced the IAF had intercepted a Houthi missile before it reached Israeli territory late on Monday night.

 Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, delivers a statement in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024.

Drone fired from Yemen explodes in Yavne, no sirens sound

The municipality added that the details of the incident were under review by security officials on site, noting that no injuries had been reported. 

 Israeli security forces at the scene where a drone fired from Yemen hit a building in Yavne, December 9, 2024

Rockets hit central Israel, eleven injured, several rescued from damaged building

Several people were trapped in a building in Tira and had to be rescued by firefighting teams.

 Footage of a rocket strike on Tira, November 2, 2024.

Surviving the fallout: Jerusalem's bomb shelter crisis

Safe rooms and public bomb shelters are essential for keeping Israelis safe from aerial threats like rockets and drones. Which is why it's such a problem that not all Jerusalemites have any.

 Taking cover on the highway amid the fire of aerial threats.

How to cope with Hamas rocket attacks while living alone

For some people who live alone, the experience of being in a safe room is different. They do not have the benefit of sharing that time with others.

 A bomb shelter in Israel.

Israel in crisis: Political, security stress threaten peace of mind

A lot of circumstances can lead to stress and, unfortunately, the nature of Israel doesn’t help prevent that. But eventually, the sirens are quiet.

 POLICE BLAST water cannons to disperse protesters in Tel Aviv, March 27.

Russian forces strike Ukraine, air raid sirens wail across the country

Air sirens blared across the country during the morning rush hour and local officials urged civilians to take shelter, warning of potential new strikes.

 Russian missile strike in Dnipro