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."

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

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

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

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


Hagari: ‘No change in defense policy’ for civilians amid Iranian threat

Rocket sirens sound in South, IDF locates three-meter-deep tunnel near Philadelphi Corridor.

 IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari

Home Front Command unveils new technology that will warn of emergency events

The message is set to reach mobile phones directly, without the need for any action on the part of the citizen.

 The new technology for emergency situations unveiled by the Home Front Command. August 4, 2024.

Home Front Command launches alert app for Smart TVs

The new app will enable users to receive alerts while the TV is on and while it is being used across various platforms and channels, such as YouTube, Netflix, and other TV apps.

 An example of how the new Home Front Command app would work. July 2, 2024.

Reporters Notebook: Protecting the home front in northern Israel - exclusive

In an exclusive interview with 'The Jerusalem Post,' Home Front commander Lt. Col Eran Salmon compares the challenges Israel faces today to Israel’s second war of independence.

 IDF's Northern Command and the Home Front Command work closely together to protect Israelis in the North

A solution to shielding northern Israel: Financial imperatives and mortgages - opinion

Since the war began, public demand for building fortifications has surged. However, for private homes and apartments without safe rooms, the initial high demand for fortifications has now plateaued.

 Residents of northern Israel seen at a tent city asking the government to return them to their homes, at Amiad Junction

Ministers outraged after police seen shoving elderly man to ground at Mount Meron

Since October 7th, Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets toward the Mount Meron area on several occasions.

Police push back Jews who tried to enter the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, in Meron. May 26, 2024.

Home Front lifted restrictions used as a fake out weapon to surprise Iran? - analysis

Only a few days ago, the IDF Home Front Command lifted basically all restrictions on normal life in Israel, something which suggested that Jerusalem was not that close to striking back.

Residents in Jerusalem walk through the city (illustrative).

In one click: the application that connects patients to professionals in the Amharic language

Three Heitkists from the Ethiopian community recently founded the project "Together we will win", which provides a response to adults and new immigrants in the Amharic language.


Waves of hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sound across northern Israel, IDF hits terror cell

An hour after the first wave of alerts, numerous additional hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded in another part of the Israeli north, including areas such as the Golan Heights.

 IDF strikes terror cell in Lebanon after a wave of rockets is launched at northern Israel.

IDF Education and Youth Corps mobilize to support evacuees nationwide

Since the outbreak of war on October 7, all 1,000 staff members of the corps have been mobilized to support more than 130,000 evacuees.

 Soldiers in the Education and Youth Corps work with children displaced from their homes and communities by the October 7 massacre.