The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/home-front-defense-ministry/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:55:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Home Front Defense Ministry | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/home-front-defense-ministry/ 32 32 Army fills key posts amid fears of uptick in violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-central-positions-in-the-army-two-new-appointments/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:59:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1156882 IDF names a new OC Central Command and a new head of the Home Front Command

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]]> Comptroller slams readiness of Israel’s reserves, home front https://www.timesofisrael.com/comptroller-slams-readiness-of-reserves-home-front/ Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:57:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1113111 State Comptroller Yosef Shapira finds army reserves acutely under-trained, key civilian sites unprotected

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]]> Minister asks to shutter Home Front Defense Ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-asks-to-shutter-home-front-defense-ministry/ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:35:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=959890 Hours after director general gives notice, Gilad Erdan requests to resign; says home front must be run from Defense Ministry

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]]> Head of Home Front Defense Ministry resigns https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-home-front-defense-ministry-resigns-2/ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:13:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=959414 Dan Ronen cites Defense Ministry 'misconduct' and unclear division of authority between the various government offices

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]]> Israel’s home front unprepared for enemy attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-home-front-unprepared-for-enemy-attack/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:53:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=892750 170,000 rockets are pointed this way, yet the hierarchy responsible for protecting civilians is in a shambles, a Knesset panel hears

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]]> Home front defense czar Erdan threatens to resign ministry https://www.timesofisrael.com/home-front-defense-czar-erdan-threatens-to-resign-ministry/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:56:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=836644 Minister says work undermined by lack of clear policy, poorly defined areas of authority and delayed budget

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]]> IDF remains on alert despite delay in US Syrian attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-remains-on-alert-despite-delay-in-us-syrian-attack/ Sun, 01 Sep 2013 07:32:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=657398 Four new gas mask distribution points open around the country; Jerusalem and Haifa centers closed Sunday

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]]> Thousands crowd gas mask centers in Haifa, Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-crowd-gas-mask-centers-in-haifa-tel-aviv/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:42:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=654214 Jerusalem branch closed after mob took protective kits by force; civilians worried by Syria threat overwhelm distribution points

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]]> Gas mask centers boost hours as Israelis line up for protection https://www.timesofisrael.com/gas-mask-centers-boost-hours-as-israelis-line-up-for-protection/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 05:04:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=653910 Civilians panicked by Syria threat overwhelm distribution points in a scramble for cover, but IDF says it won't open more

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]]> Vital sarin antidote missing from gas mask kits https://www.timesofisrael.com/gas-mask-kits-contain-no-antidote-for-nerve-gas/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:09:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=653512 Anti-chemical warfare supplies being distributed to Israelis lack atropine and pralidoxime, the key remedies to nerve gas

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]]> Jittery Israelis overrun gas mask distribution points https://www.timesofisrael.com/jittery-israelis-overrun-gas-mask-distribution-points/ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:27:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=652696 As IDF moves missile defense batteries northward, authorities struggle to keep up with demand for protection against chemical weapons

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]]> ‘Iran would barely retaliate if its nuclear program were attacked’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-would-barely-retaliate-if-its-nuclear-program-were-attacked/ Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:33:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=643952 Israel doesn't need a US green light to strike Tehran's nukes, says Yuval Steinitz; Iran couldn't cause much damage in response

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]]> ‘Pandemonium’ on the home front https://www.timesofisrael.com/pandemonium-on-the-home-front/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:31:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=624692 Netanyahu will have to rule who, from among an array of ministries and organizations, has ultimate control over the civilian sector in wartime

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]]> Head of Home Front Defense Ministry resigns https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-home-front-defense-ministry-resigns/ Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:12:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=575756 Gabi Ophir says he can no longer manage a ministry that lacks clear policy

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]]> Schools in range of rockets to be fortified https://www.timesofisrael.com/schools-in-range-of-rockets-to-be-fortified/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:34:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=280724 Home Front Defense Minister promises NIS 30 million for Gaza-area communities

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