Israel Fire and Rescue Authority

Bus driver killed, dozens wounded in collision with tractor near Netivot

MDA pronounced the bus driver, a man of about 50, dead at the scene. Soroka Medical Center said two women hospitalized there were in serious condition with multiple injuries.

The scene of the bus crash on Route 25 near Netivot on Friday, October 30, 2026.
A truck catches fire near Hadera on October 25, 2026.

Firefighters contain blaze after refrigerated truck catches fire on Route 2 near Hadera

An explosion at an Intel superconductor chip factory in Kiryat Gat, October 14, 2026.

Three seriously injured in suspected gas cylinder explosion at Intel chip plant in southern Israel

Emergency personnel respond to bus crash on Highway 91 in which one person was killed and and dozens more were injured on October 14, 2026.

One killed, 19 injured in bus-truck collision on Route 91 in northern Israel


Israel not equipped to put out electric vehicle fires, Fire and Rescue Commissioner says

When lithium-ion batteries enter thermal runaway, the fire can only be contained, not stopped, explained Israeli Fire and Rescue Commissioner Eyal Caspi.

Security and rescue forces at the scene where an electric vehicle caught fire from its battery in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2024.

Jerusalem hills finally recovering from devastating 2025 wildfires

With Lag Ba'omer approaching, and Israelis recalling last year's Independence Day wildfires, the Fire and Rescue Authority issued a statement banning unsanctioned bonfires.

Ayalon Canada Park after restoration following the 2025 wildfires.

Fourth victim confirmed dead after hours in Haifa building collapse, missile fragments hit Israel

Over 20 impact sites reported across the country, including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva and Ramat Gan; four people confirmed dead in a building collapse in Haifa

IDF rescue services seen at the scene of an impact site in Haifa, April 6, 2026.

Missile shrapnel hits southern Israel following latest barrage from Iran, no injuries reported

United Hatzalah and the IDF's Search and Rescue Brigade are conducting searches at the reported sites where missile fragments hit southern Israel on Sunday afternoon.

Smoke rises following a reported shrapnel hit on Ramat Hovav's industrial zone, April 5, 2026.

IDF reservist drowns in Jordan River in attempt to save his son

The man was identified as Uriah Sarusi, a resident of Samaria and father of eight.

Uriah Sarusi, the IDF reservist who drowned in the Jordan River on March 24, 2024.

At least six injured after shrapnel hits Tel Aviv area following Iranian missile launch, MDA says

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that firefighters had been dispatched to Tel Aviv and extinguished several vehicle fires.

Emergency responders at the scene of shrapnel hitting central Israel, March 24, 2026.

Two wounded after Hezbollah rocket shrapnel hits bus in Kiryat Shmona

According to Magen David Adom, a man in his 50s sustained a head injury from shrapnel while he was near the bus and is in moderate-serious condition. 

United Hatzalah members at an Iranian missile impact site in Arad, March 2026

No casualties after Iranian cluster bomb munition hit in central Israel

Additionally, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that emergency responders were dispatched to the Petah Tikva area to conduct searches after reports of damage caused by shrapnel.

United Hatzalah emergency responders at the scene of reported shrapnel following an Iranian missile barrage, March 23, 2026.

Shrapnel from Iranian missile falls in Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, no wounded reported

Waves of sirens continue to sound across Israel following successive Iranian missile barrages. At least one person was injured by falling shrapnel.

IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

Sirens sound across Israel after IDF prepares to fend off large-scale overnight attack from Lebanon

Cluster munitions from Iran targeted central Israel on Tuesday afternoon, causing shrapnel to fall on the train station in Holon and other locations throughout central Israel.

DAMAGE IN Karmiel from an attack from Hezbollah on central Israel, March 17, 2026.