Rockets

At least one woman wounded by Hezbollah rocket barrage launched towards Nahariya, MDA confirms

Six rockets were successfully intercepted, but the seventh hit a residence, injuring the woman inside, Magen David Adom said.

|ByJAMES GENN
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, April 11, 2026.
A man inspects the site of the remains of a Byzantine church, which was damaged after a barrage of projectiles was launched towards Israel from Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, April 10, 2026.

Hezbollah rocket hits Byzantine-era church in Nahariya, damages protective structure

Originally destroyed by the Persians in 614 CE, the mosaic was painstakingly restored by the IAA over the course of two years, and officially opened to the public in 2022.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An Israeli military helicopter fires flares above the Israeli border with Lebanon, April 11, 2026.

Northern Israel hit with barrage of Hezbollah rockets, drones, one building damaged

Magen David Adom teams responded to reports of minor damage to a building in Shlomi after five drones entered Israeli airspace.

|ByCORINNE BAUM
Parking lot damaged in Safed.

WATCH: Rocket hits parking lot in Safed as Hezbollah keeps firing at northern Israel

The IDF confirmed that the incident in Safed was due to a direct hit and not due to shrapnel, as it was originally believed. More than 30 rockets were fired on Friday against northern Israel.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, BATIA GILADI

Inside the IDF's strike on Iran's Syrian missile factory: Shaldag's high-stakes operation

IDF's Shaldag unit dismantles Iranian missile factory in Syria, preventing the production of hundreds of long-range missiles in a high-stakes operation.

JANUARY 2, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Operation Heavy Roads, involving IDF special op. against Iranian missile production facility in Syria

Why is the air force getting so many false rocket siren alarms? – analysis

False alarms surge as IDF adjusts air defense to prevent another drone attack like the incident that killed four and wounded 60 Golani soldiers in October.

JANUARY 1, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
People take cover as siren warns of incoming missile fired from Yemen, at the parking lot of the Ben-Gurion Airport in Lod, on October 7, 2024.

As new year begins: Hamas fires rockets at Israel

The IDF said it had intercepted one rocket while an additional rocket had crashed in an open area. 

JANUARY 1, 2025ByYAEL HALFON
An iron dome launches rockets to intercept incoming rockets from Gaza on Tuesday.

IDF destroys weapons storage facility in south Lebanon, Shin Bet reveals 2024 Gaza counterterror op

IDF kills PIJ rocket commander • IDF kills dozens of Hamas terrorists in Jabalya• Military confirms sensitive covert op in Syria from September

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, December 27, 2024.

Projectile from Yemen intercepted after sirens activated in central Israel

Magen David Adom said that no casualties have been reported so far, but that several people were injured on their way to a shelter.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByCORINNE BAUM, SHIR PERETS
People take cover as siren warns of incoming missile fired from Yemen, near Rehovot, December 30, 2024.

WATCH: Israeli Air Force strikes Gaza launcher, causing rocket to fire

The IAF struck a launcher containing a rocket that was ready to be fired, causing the rocket to be launched.

DECEMBER 29, 2024BySAM HALPERN, MATHILDA HELLER
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City July 14, 2018

Jerusalem’s stability shaken: Rockets from Yemen and Gaza could mark new phase in war – editorial

Jerusalem weathered two rocket attacks after a period of relative quiet, but does this mark the start of a new era for the capital?

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
THE OLD CITY of Jerusalem – quartered and whole

IDF raid Hamas stronghold in Gaza hospital, PM to undergo operation

IDF issues evacuation orders in northern Gaza • Rockets from Gaza activate sirens in Jerusalem, Shfela areas

DECEMBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The IDF begins operations in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza on September 28, 2024.

IDF intercepts projectile from Yemen after sirens sound in Jerusalem, Dead Sea, West Bank

The missile was intercepted before it could reach into Israeli territory.

DECEMBER 28, 2024ByCORINNE BAUM, GADI ZAIG
A map of everywhere sirens sounded in Israel early Saturday morning, December 28, 2024.

The threat of Iran's proxies isn't gone, Israeli gov't can't afford to lose focus - editorial

This government is sworn to protect Israel’s security; its eye cannot be taken off the ball.

DECEMBER 22, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
People gather at the scene of a missile strike that, according to Israel’s military, was launched from Yemen and landed in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, December 21, 2024.