Sirens

Education Minister slams 'extremist, deranged criminals' for trying to enter his home during siren

In the video, one of the individuals can be heard shouting at the gate that they are a teacher, before blaming Kisch for the Iranian attack, and that "these missiles are your fault! Protect me!"

|ByTZVI JASPER
Education minister Yoav Kisch attends Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2025.
An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.

Sirens during Seder? Rabbis advise on how to observe Passover under fire

Even though Seder night is called “Leil Shimurim” (a night of protection), Israeli Rabbi Yitzhak Yaakov Fuchs explains that we must not rely on miracles when danger is common.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former hostage Romi Gonen speaks to Channel 12's "Uvda" about her experiences in Hamas's terror captivity, December 25, 2025.

'Helplessness, uncontrollable fear': Romi Gonen shares how Iran war brings back Gaza trauma

“Notice the people outside who need help,” she wrote. “The siren caught me twice on the road, and it immediately threw me back into helplessness and uncontrollable fear.”

|ByURI SELA
There is cumulative damage to hearing due to the sirens

Specialist doctor: There is cumulative damage to hearing due to the sirens – even if not immediate

Sirens reach particularly high intensities and experts warn that repeated exposure to such noise may cause cumulative damage to hearing even if it is not felt immediately.

|ByDR. AMEEN BIADSEE

Code red alert: IDF shares sound of siren on Twitter

"No one should have to wake up from the sound of a siren."

MARCH 27, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Code Red app

Lawmaker urges changes to Home Front Command rocket warning app

The official Home Front Command application only permits users to receive alerts in three communities at most, preventing residents from being made aware of sirens across the Gaza border community.

JANUARY 13, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
Israelis run for shelter as a siren sounds during a rocket attack near Yad Mordechai at the Israeli side of the Israel Gaza border July 14, 2018

Hamas denies responsibility for attack; IDF: Only Hamas has these rockets

Israeli jets struck Hamas targets in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

OCTOBER 17, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The damaged house in Beersheba from the rocket attack on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

Rocket alert sirens sound near Gaza border

According to unconfirmed reports a possible interception was made by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Netivot.

OCTOBER 11, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Rocket fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel. [File]

Iron Dome intercepts Gaza rocket over Ashdod

'Red alert' sirens sound in southern Israel; no initial reports of injuries.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod

IDF strikes Tehran after Iranian missile barrages wound almost 200 in southern Israel

At least 88 wounded in Arad, at least 78 wounded across Dimona after Iranian missile barrages • Mojtaba Khamenei ''alive, but IRGC currently running Iran' • Trump threatens strikes if Hormuz not open

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF search and rescue forces operating at the scene of a munition impact in southern Israel on March 21, 2026.