Sirens

What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion

As we celebrate our independence this year, and Jerusalem Day this week, I find that my sense of pride is not only in the state itself but in the next generation who will continue to shape it.

PLAYING WITH Israeli flags ahead of this year’s Independence Day, at Kobi kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh.
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

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 confirms Hezbollah drone caused sirens in northern Israel in violation of ceasefire


Sirens sound in northern Kosovo, background unclear - report

The Serbian president had stated Serbia has "never been in a more complex and difficult situation [with Kosovo] than it is today."

People are pictured through Kosovo flag as they take part in celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence in Pristina, Kosovo February 17, 2018

Row by row, Israel remembers its fallen heroes

24,068 IDF soldiers, police officers, prison wardens, Shin Bet security service and Mossad agents have been killed since 1860.

Remembrance Day 2022

The Holocaust Remembrance Day siren and stubborn Israeli politics - comment

The unity of these two minutes shows how Israel is an unruly, cacophonous testimony to the unwillingness of Jews to recede into history – and also how much more needs to be done.

 Israelis stand still as the siren to commemorate Holocaust victims sounds throughout Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022.

Holocaust survivor and granddaughter activate Holocaust Remembrance Day siren

Thursday morning, Eyal arrived at the Home Front Command's alert center where his granddaughter serves and, together with her, pressed the button that activated the siren all over the country.

 Holocaust survivor and granddaughter activate Holocaust Remembrance Day siren.

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Siren sounds, Israel comes to a standstill

Israelis across the country paused for two minutes on Thursday morning in order to remember the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

  Civilians stand as the siren sounded on Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate those who perished, April 28, 2022.

New project inspired by Israel's 'Red Alert' helps keep Ukrainians updated

The system, Ukraine Siren Alerts or UASA, is currently operating on Twitter, Facebook and Telegram.

Rocket siren system in Israel

Air-raid siren tests across Israel on Wednesday

The air raid exercise is part of a larger, nationwide drill meant to simulate full-scale war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which are ongoing through Thursday.

Israelis take cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel, on May 19, 2021.

Rocket sirens sound in southern Israel, Shfela due to technical error

A false alarm sent thousands into shelters after a technical malfunction at Home Front Command.

Rocket siren system in Israel

Rocket sirens to sound across Kiryat Motzkin as part of preparedness drill

During the exercise, sirens will be sounded and residents will be asked to head to the protective areas to ensure they are ready for real-life scenarios.

Rocket siren system in Israel

MDA ambulances switch sirens to sound less like rocket sirens

Bin said in a statement after making the decision earlier this week that "these days, we must show maximum sensitivity to the concerns of the Israeli public."

An ambulance driving in the central Israeli city of Elad, April 5, 2020