Army to test alert sirens in Tel Aviv suburbs

The IDF will tomorrow test its rocket alert system in the towns around Tel Aviv.

At 10:05 a.m., the incoming missile sirens will sound in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, but not in the city itself, the army says.

The alert system will go off in Givatayim, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Or Yehuda, Kiryat Ono, Givat Shmuel, Ganei Tikva, Yehud and Savyon.

In the case of an actual rocket alert siren, the system will sound twice, the army says.

In addition to the sirens, there will also be emergency broadcasts on the radio stations “Radio L’lo Hafsaka” and “Radius,” as well as on the IDF Home Front Command’s smartphone application, the army says.

There will also be an alert on the special beepers that the army has given to people with hearing problems.

As always, the IDF says that its system tests and exercises are not connected to any particular incident and are often scheduled months in advance.