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IDF Home Front Command develops early warning system for Hezbollah rocket, drone attacks - report

The window of preparation provided by the new advanced warning will vary by the geographic area targeted by the attacks, and the system is expected to be implemented within the next few days.

The Home Front Command app issuing warnings for incoming rocket attacks in central Israel, September 2024; illustrative.
Israel's Home Front Command app; illustrative.

IDF Home Front Command updates application's alert system for clarity in emergency situations

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


Air-raid sirens interrupt ‘First Bell’ as Jewish schools open across Ukraine

Staff guided parents and children into protected areas under rehearsed protocols, then resumed events once the all-clear sounded amid renewed Russian strikes nationwide. 

Air raid sirens cut into the “First Bell” ceremony at a Jewish school in Zaporizhzhia on September 1, 2025.

Sa'ar: 'No Palestinian state,' Pahlavi calls on E3 to implement 'snapback' sanctions

IDF conduct operation on former Iranian base in Syria • PMO denies KAN report that Israel, Syria exploring swapping Mt. Dov for Golan Heights • IDF head calls on all to serve amid haredi draft debate

IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

IDF intercepts Houthi missile fired on Friday, fragments fall in central Israeli backyard

The military stated that the incident was under review and that several attempts were made to intercept the missile. 

The scene where fragments of a ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit an open area in Moshav Ginaton, central Israel, August 23, 2025

'Whoever raises their hand against Israel will have their hand cut off,' Israel Katz warns Houthis

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the Houthi terrorists following the launch of a missile, which triggered sirens across central Israel, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, on Sunday afternoon.

Police troopers chant slogans as they join protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

Former hostage Ilana Gritzwesky holds symbolic 'wedding' for partner still in Hamas captivity

"Matan. If you weren't taken, we could've been married. I don't stop thinking about what was taken from us in just one day. Our world was changed, and you were taken from me," Gritzwesky said.

Captivity survivor Ilana Gritzwesky holds a mock 'wedding' for her boyfriend, Matan Zangauker, who is still held by Hamas in Gaza, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, August 17, 2025.

Terror infiltration sirens sound in Efrat after car with Palestinian plate enters West Bank city

The IDF's Home Front Command announced that the incident is now over and residents are permitted to exit their homes.

 Efrat.

Gaza hostages David, Braslavski suffering from starvation, Sa'ar to discuss footage at UNSC

Activists block Gaza aid • Netanyahu slams terror groups for propaganda videos • Thousands gather in Tel Aviv protesting A-G Baharav-Miara’s possible dismissal

 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.

The elderly: Israel’s quiet front line - opinion

The elderly are not on the sidelines of society; they are its core.

RESIDENTS OF Mediterranean Towers in Jerusalem present members of the Border Police with sufganiyot on Hanukkah. Let us remember: The heart, even at an advanced age, remains open, the writer affirms.

Katz pushes bill improving IDF soldiers' conditions, Iran to hold nuclear talks with Europe

IDF shares footage of Gazans cheering for Israeli soldiers • IDF disputes Hamas casualties count in Gaza • Israeli recounts emotional encounter with Iranians at Tomorrowland

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, July 20, 2025.

The price of peace: The human side of Israel's war against Iran - opinion

The missiles fall, and the headlines speak of strategy, of retaliation, of deterrence. But beneath the headlines, there is the quiet, stubborn pulse of human life.

 People spend time at a beach in Tel Aviv during the Israel-Iran war, June 21, 2025; illustrative.