Sirens

Trump says war with Iran 'pretty much' complete, Hezbollah rockets reach deep into Israel

IDF releases name of second soldier killed in Lebanon on Sunday • CENTCOM factcheck disputes Iranian claim Patriot missile caused Bahrain hit • IDF expects Iran can keep up fire for extended period

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of the Lebanese Civil Defense inspects a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.
ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.

Seven injured in central Israel, Iran fires cluster missile in latest barrage

Israel Fire and Rescue Authority stated that firefighters were working at two main fragment impact sites in central Israel, originating from a cluster bomb.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene of a missile hit, March 9, 2026.

Missile hits in central Israel as sirens sound nationwide, IAF strikes Beirut, Tehran

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as leader • US, Israeli officials keeping close watch of Iranian enriched uranium • Iranian drones cause damage across the Gulf

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smartphone shows a missile alert, in Mishmar David, Feb. 28.

Shabbat under fire: Navigating Jewish law, missile alerts in Israel during war - opinion

Jerusalem residents faced a Shabbat like no other amid incoming missiles from Iran.

|ByBRIAN BLUM

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