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People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missiles, in Ramat Gan, Israel, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 18, 2026, 4:21 am
Why Israeli support for the battle with Iran has stayed so high even as missiles fly
Public backing is still sky-high despite sirens, sleepless nights and shuttered schools. The reason, pollsters say, is Israelis feel they’re waging an existential fight in relative safety
By Ben Sales
Ran and Lena Tsabari and their two young daughters escaped to Mitzpe Ramon for some relief from Iranian rocket fire on March 5, 2026.(Courtesy)
March 12, 2026, 4:16 pm
Seeking refuge from sirens and strikes, Israelis migrate south to quiet Mitzpe Ramon
Located in the middle of the vast Negev Desert, the isolated hamlet on the Ramon Crater has seen the arrival of thousands since the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran’s regime
By Jessica Steinberg
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An interceptor missile is launched to take down a Houthi ballistic missile fired from Yemen, on September 3, 2025. (X Screenshot)
September 3, 2025, 11:45 am
IDF shoots down missile from Yemen that sets off sirens in central Israel
No injuries reported; missile is first fired by Houthis to trigger sirens since Israeli airstrike killed terror group’s PM, other leaders in Sanaa
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
A fragment of a Houthi missile that broke apart and fell in Ginaton, August 22, 2025. (Ynet screenshot)
August 22, 2025, 5:36 pm
Yemen’s Houthis fire missile, drone at Israel; missile breaks up mid-air; no injuries
IDF downs Houthi drone over southern Israel after several failed attempts; missile fired at center apparently disintegrates en route, fragment causes minor damage
By Emanuel Fabian
ILLUSTRATIVE: A man holds up his cellular phone certificating that it is 'kosher' at the entrance to an ultra-Orthodox school in Jerusalem on May 6, 2020. (Nati Shohat/ Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 8:45 pm
Minister says IDF neglects Haredim, Bedouins by relying on modern tech for missile alerts
Likud’s Shlomo Karhi tells State Comptroller that ultra-Orthodox and Negev communities are less likely to receive alerts, says IDF ‘irresponsible’ for not expanding alert system
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Smoke trails, apparently from the interception of a Houthi missile fired from Yemen, are seen high above Jerusalem, May 2, 2025. (Times of Israel)
June 28, 2025, 1:03 pm
IDF says missile fired by Houthis at Israel apparently downed; no reports of injuries
Yemeni group says it targeted ‘sensitive Israeli enemy target’ in southern city of Beersheba; sirens also sound in Dimona and Arad
By Emanuel Fabian
A phone screen shows the Home Front Command app on August 8, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
June 17, 2025, 7:00 pm
IDF Home Front Command no longer issuing pre-launch alerts to stay near shelters
Civil defense authority gave much shorter warnings during overnight attacks, apparently due to fewer launches
By Emanuel Fabian
The interception of a Houthi ballistic missile fired from Yemen at Israel, March 24, 2025. (Courtesy of Bareket Askeloni)
April 23, 2025, 8:58 am
In first, Houthi ballistic missile triggers sirens in Haifa; IDF says intercepted
No reports of damage or direct injuries after projectile fired from Yemen; military acknowledges malfunction of new early warning system
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
People gather in a shelter after airstrike sirens sound near Tel Aviv, on January 3, 2025. (AP/Matias Delacroix)
January 3, 2025, 9:45 am
IDF says it downed Yemen missile that triggered sirens in central Israel, Jerusalem
Eighth such Houthi attack in some two weeks sends millions to bomb shelters around 4:30 a.m.; fragment hits Modiin; drone fired from Yemen intercepted later Friday morning
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A rocket fired from Gaza into southern Israel hits Ashkelon, October 7, 2023 (Edi Israel/Flash90)
October 7, 2023, 6:46 am
Gaza terrorists launch surprise attack on Israel with rocket barrages and infiltrations
Gunmen infiltrate Sderot, other communities; over 200 killed, 1,100 wounded; IDF declares ‘state of war,’ calls up reserves; 2,200 rockets fired, including at Tel Aviv, Dimona, J’lem
By Emanuel Fabian
A screen shot of a siren. (screen capture: YouTube)
June 20, 2022, 8:49 am
Cyberattack suspected behind false siren alerts in Jerusalem, Eilat
National Cyber Directorate investigating possible hack after civilian warning systems – not military – activated on Sunday; said examining if Iranian hackers behind attack
By ToI Staff
Screen grab from IDF footage of a strike on a terror group observation post in Gaza overlooking an Israeli border community. The strike was carried out on June 18, 2022 in response to rocket fire. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 20, 2022, 4:05 am
IDF limited strike on Hamas post overlooking town to avoid Hamas casualties – report
Military to move entrance gate of Netiv Ha’asara so that it’s no longer under threat of Hamas fire; post overlooking community rebuilt after was hit in IDF strike after rocket fire
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
A general view taken on December 9, 2021, from the Mount of Olives shows Jerusalem's Old City (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
June 19, 2022, 9:02 pm
Sirens heard in Jerusalem and Eilat in a false alarm, military says
IDF says warnings sounds were on civilian loudspeakers, not military’s
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An observation post in Gaza overlooking the Israeli border community of Netiv Ha'asara is rebuilt a day after an IDF strike, June 19, 2022. (Dadi Fold/Courtesy)
June 19, 2022, 11:49 am
Day after IDF strike, Hamas rebuilds post overlooking Gaza border community
Residents of Netiv Ha’asara have long complained about the structure, which was damaged but not destroyed by an IDF bombing Saturday in response to a Gazan rocket attack
By Emanuel Fabian
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