From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 6, 2026
Home Front Command issues shorter alerts for Iranian missiles this evening
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Home Front Command gave much shorter early warnings for Iran’s ballistic missile attacks tonight than it had previously.
A review of the Home Front Command’s alerts shows that at 7:16 p.m. an early warning was issued for central Israel, and a siren sounded just three minutes later at 7:19 p.m.
At 8:40 p.m., another early warning was issued, with sirens sounding within a minute, at 20:41 p.m. And at 9:54 p.m., an early warning was issued, before sirens sounded at 9:56 p.m., just two minutes later.
Earlier in the day, at 10:10 a.m., six minutes were given between the early warning and the siren, and an attack last night saw a seven-minute heads-up.
Missile attacks on previous days also saw roughly four and eight minutes between the early warning and the siren.
Home Front Command officials say they aim to provide an early warning “several minutes” before sirens sound for attacks from Iran, but stress that it is not always possible due to a variety of factors surrounding the detection of the missiles.
The Times of Israel Community.