Home Front Command

'We are doing everything to bring Ran back': Zamir meets parents of Ran Gvili at IDF's Kirya HQ

Zamir stopped his vehicle and stepped out to talk with the parents of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, assuring them that the army is "doing everything possible to bring Ran back."

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir with the parents of Ran Gvili.
Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns

After two recent earthquakes, Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a multi year plan to fortify strategic sites, upgrade warnings, and clarify emergency authority roles.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Defense Minister Israel Katz called for the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority to develop a multi-year plan to address earthquake preparedness.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025

IDF spokesperson: We are ready for any scenario in light of increasing regional unrest

As regional tensions rise, the IDF reassures the Israeli public that it is fully prepared for any scenario, urging reliance on official channels for updates.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

We will nosh again: Going through the Iran attack in Jerusalem – comment

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
This picture shows projectiles above Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a missile attack under way against Israel on October 1 was in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader

Israel activates new tech missile alert system during Iranian attack

While "Personal Message" does not replace the Home Front Command app or the country’s air raid sirens, it acts as an additional layer in Israel's broader alert system.

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByYINON BEN SHOSHAN
New emergency alert is received on phones of Israeli residents during the Iran attack

Home Front Command issues new directives for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

The directives will be in effect until October 5 at 8 p.m. 

OCTOBER 1, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IFCJ PRESIDENT Yael Eckstein (center) visits a shelter in Kiryat Shmona. ‘I think it’s a very incorrect assumption to feel or think that we, in the rest of Israel, are not connected to what’s happening there.’

Home Front Command extends education institutions safety directives until Monday

Education system in Israel's north will operate online, with no physical learning in schools.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

Health services prepare for emergency situation as northern front intensifies

Welfare and health ministries prepare evacuation, reinforce hospitals and social workers amid escalating Hezbollah-IDF conflict in northern Israel.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ambulances outside the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on March 30, 2020.

Three wounded when houses hit in Kiryat Bialik during Hezbollah attack

Home Front Command personnel arrived at the scene and conducted searches in cooperation with the Israel Police, the Fire and Rescue Authority, MDA, and local authorities.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Commanding Officer of the Home Front Command, Major General Rafi Milo visits Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel, September 22, 2024.

IDF: Possible attacks on Israel within 24 hours, new restrictions on Haifa and North

The Home Front Command (HFC) has issued new restrictions in light of recent escalations with Hezbollah in Lebanon, with possible major attack in the next 24 hours.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah & Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah over flags of Israel and Lebanon

Home Front Command issues new restrictions in the Galilee, Haifa Bay area

The HFC has said that social gatherings will only be limited up to 30 people in open areas, and 300 in closed spaces.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, GADI ZAIG
A Home Front Command app alerting of all the rockets which hit central Israel earlier this morning. September 15, 2024.

Fake emergency texts received by Israelis raise concerns of a possible Iranian cyberattack

The possibility that the message was sent out by Iranian officials has been undergoing examination, as the IDF denied that they sent out the message.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024ByKESHET NEEV
SMS spam and fake text message phishing concept. System hacked warning alert, email hack, scam malware spreading virus on messages alert virtual on mobile smart phone screen in hands, dark tone. (Illustrative)

Five rockets hit North: Home Front Command warns residents to remain near shelters

Due to the escalating security situation, regional councils have instructed residents to stay near protected areas and limit movement in the region.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024ByWALLA!
Flares, fired from the Israeli side, burn in the sky as seen from Ramyah near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2023 (illustrative).