Rocket Sirens

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

For 46 communities, the time will be extended from 30 to 45 seconds. For another three communities, it will be extended to a full minute.

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.
An Israeli emergency responder inspects the impact of an Iranian missile strike at an apartment in Ramat Gan, March.

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Israelis take cover around a small, overcrowded bomb shelter in a public park as sirens sound during Iranian missile attacks on April 6, 2026 in Hod Hasharon, central Israel.

Israelis suffer negative effects on health-related behavior due to Iran war - study

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North


Letter from Jaffa: ‘It was the loudest boom I have ever heard’ - opinion

It was the loudest boom I have ever heard. The safe room door blasted open. The house trembled. Outside, something smashed. For a split second, I wondered if my heart might literally stop.

 Rashad stands outside one of his stores in Jaffa, Israel, following damage from a blast related to an Iranian missile strike, June 19, 2025.

Israelis report surge in ankle injuries due to rush to bomb shelters during Israel-Iran War

During times of heightened security, ankle sprains become even more frequent in Israel.

 Doctor or physiotherapist giving the expert treatment to the broken leg patient on the bed for a good recovery.

'These sirens could have been an email': Iran strikes bring out the best on Israeli social media

Israelis took to social media to vent, express fear, and try to laugh instead of crying as they were thrust into a frightening new reality.

 Israelis take cover at a parking lot in Tel Aviv, as a siren is heard across Israeli warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran, June 17, 2025.

Why is IDF Home Front reducing Iran missile warning time window? - explainer

Home Front Command will continue to send a message when it is safe to exit the shelter. 

Rescue forces at the scene where a missile launched from Iran fell in the city of Safed, June 16, 2025

Iranian barrage of 20 ballistic missiles fired at Israel, bus depot set on fire

Footage shared on social media showed an empty bus parked at a bus depot that was heavily damaged, with a pillar of smoke seen.

 Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire on a bus, following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025

WATCH: Initial reports of a rocket impact in Tel Aviv, rescue teams operate to save civilians

Magen David Adom reported that two female medics were injured after their car was hit by shrapnel.

 An MDA mobile medical unit was hit by a missile in central Israel on June 14, 2025.

IDF intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen after sirens sounded in central Israel

Israel's emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said that there were no reports of casualties or injuries. 

 Footage released by Houthi Military Media says to show a launch of missile, which the Houthis say they fired at Israel, at an unknown location in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on December 19, 2024.

Houthis launch two missiles at Israel, both intercepted by IDF

The missiles were launched only three hours apart, and sirens were only activated in the West Bank.

 (Illustrative) An anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 22, 2024.

Missile from Yemen intercepted by IDF, fragments hit kindergarten roof in northern Israel

The military stated that the public is instructed to follow the guidelines issued by the Home Front Command.

 "Red Alert" rocket warnings across northern Israel due to missile launched from Yemen, May 2, 2025.

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.