Hospitals instructed to move operations underground amid renewed Iranian attacks

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Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Hospitals across Israel are instructed to relocate operations to their underground shelters and to mobilize personnel for a rapid transition to emergency status, following renewed ballistic missile fire from Iran.

In a statement, the Health Ministry says that following a situational assessment and in accordance with the Home Front Command instructions, hospitals are also being told to prepare to release patients who are able to return home.

In addition, health fund clinics and well-baby clinics which don’t have a nearby bomb shelter will not be operating, the ministry says.