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.

|BySARI NOSSBAUM
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

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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

Maybe we need that last one as a new tradition of ringing another siren at the beginning of every Independence Day – an alert that we are part of a very special country.

|ByDAVID BRINN
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

Despite this, when sirens sounded along the Lebanese border, the IDF classified the event as a 'false identification.'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Soldier killed as cabinet okays more attacks

1,200 rockets pound Israel • International community urges de-escalation

MAY 13, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM, TZVI JOFFRE
Damage caused to a building in Petah Tikva by Hamas rocket fire, May 13, 2021

Gantz: If quiet is not kept, Gaza will suffer

Security officials tie the escalation to the event in Jerusalem * Kohavi pushes off trip to the US

APRIL 24, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
Benny Gantz at a press conference in Ramat Gan's Kfar Hamaccabiah Hotel.

Aiming at Dimona: Did the Syrian regime purposely target Israel?

Much remains unclear about the incident on April 22, including why Syria fired a missile so wildly and so far south into Israel – and whether Israel’s interceptors failed to stop the threat.

APRIL 22, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
THE IRON Dome fires an interceptor missile as rockets are launched from Gaza, near Sderot in August 2018.

Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails

SA-5 flies from Syria all the way to Negev in the longest-range attack yet by Syria; Patriot missile activated in response.

APRIL 22, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM, UDI SHAHAM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018.

Sirens heard in Iran

Sources contacted who follow Tehran closely could not initially confirm more details about the sirens or flight diversion.

JANUARY 30, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A MAN WALKS on a Tehran street this week. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared this week that ‘from Sunday we can sell our weapons to whomever we want and buy weapons from whomever we want.’

Israel strikes Hamas targets in retaliation for Gazan rocket fire

Two rockets fired towards southern Israel on Friday night just a day after Hamas warned Jerusalem against annexation.

JUNE 28, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A rocket is fired towards Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2020

42 fallen soldiers since last Remembrance Day, ceremonies held online

Due to the continued spread of the coronavirus, the main ceremonies at the Western Wall plaza and Mount Herzl to be held without an audience.

APRIL 24, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM, TAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Yahrzeit candle

Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis

Two civilians were slightly injured due to the falling of the intercepted missile's debris as it exploded in mid-air over residential districts.

MARCH 29, 2020ByREUTERS
A missile that the U.S. Department of Defense says is a "Qiam" ballistic missile manufactured in Iran and that the Pentagon says was fired by Houthi rebels from Yemen into Saudi Arabia on July 22, 2017 is seen on display at a U.S. military base in Washington, U.S.

Home Front Command’s targeted warning system cut down sirens by 50%

About 80 localities with 500,000 Israelis did not hear a single incoming rocket siren during the last round of violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

NOVEMBER 28, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Some Israelis take cover as others look on as sirens indicating rockets being fired to the area are heard on a lookout hill near Sderot, opposite the northern Gaza Strip.

IDF attacks Gaza again after rocket fire

Earlier, rocket sirens were heard in Gaza Border communities and the southern city of Sderot.

NOVEMBER 27, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM
Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel