Israel state of emergency

Floods, Eilat earthquake should push Israel’s next government to fix risks it knows - editorial

Years after the state comptroller flagged weak drainage and unreinforced buildings near the fault line, much of the work remains undone.

A man is seen riding floodwaters on a board following heavy rains outside the moshav of Yinon, southern Israel, January 13, 2026.
A RESCUE TEAM evacuates a wounded person by helicopter near Sderot on October 7, 2023.

Years of disaster drills kept Israeli hospitals running - until Oct. 7 exposed the gaps

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the site of a projectile hit in southern Israel on March 24, 2026.

The "90-Second" vision is scaling for life-saving impact

Prof. Eli Sprecher, CEO of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

The hospital beneath the city: Ichilov’s wartime reinvention


MDA evacuates premature infants ahead of expected Iranian retaliation

The operation, conducted at the request of the Health Ministry, involves transferring patients to safe areas to ensure their safety.

 Illustrative photo of a premature birth

United Hatzalah's new mobile clinic set to transform emergency care in southern Israel

In times of national emergencies, such as terrorist attacks, fires, or natural disasters, the clinic can be quickly deployed to provide extensive medical support.

 United Hatzalah launched their first mobile emergency medical clinic in Israel's South.

'As war in north looms, Israel must improve cell infrastructure security' - exclusive

"Think of what would have happened at the Nova party if those kids couldn't call their parents or send locations. We would never have found some of them," says expert.

Workers install 5G telecommunications equipment on a T-Mobile tower in Seabrook, Texas. May 6, 2020

Omnitelcom presents: a life-saving system that actives preparedness in an emergency

Omnitelecom, the telecommunications company, has launched an initiative that allows any business, whether in the private, business or public sector, to receive the emergency system.


Israel's emergency body warns of potential crisis, 'extreme war scenario' in North

The advanced preparations recommended in the document include emergency lighting, a first aid kit, an emergency stock of food and water, and having a radio receiver with a battery.

 Smoke and flares during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, November 12, 2023.

United Hatzalah drill simulates October 7th scenario in Israel's North

The uncertainty also included concerns of bombs on the scene, cleared by sniffer dogs before proceeding. Two volunteers also were injured by gunfire in the exercise, all simulated for impact.

 Participants simulate a disaster on Kibbutz Yagur for training purposes.

Defense Minister Gantz convenes emergency committee for IDF drill

During the committee meeting, Gantz expressed confidence in Israel's preparedness for wartime.

The National Emergency Economics Committee headed by Defense Minister Benny Gantz on November 1, 2021

Knesset approves 'Big Coronavirus Law,' giving gov't more power

In practice, the law will allow the government to bypass the Knesset's coronavirus committee and to implement urgent restrictions without the need for approval by the committee.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in protective mask, attends the session of the Knesset plenum, May 7, 2020

WATCH: Minor earthquake felt in central Israel

Israel's security forces and emergency services conducted a drill focused on sharpening cooperation among agencies in the event of a major earthquake in June.

Richter Scale, earthquake quake hand graph 311 (R)

Israeli Home Front preparing for thousands of rockets

IDF believes Hezbollah can strike anywhere in country; electronic systems might also be targeted.

A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel