Air Raid Siren

Yom Hazikaron 2024

Thoughts during the siren

I think of the price of freedom, of independence. And then I think of the price of not having freedom. The price which we commemorated a week ago, on Holocaust Memorial Day.

IDF testing air raid siren system in northern Israel

IDF testing siren systems in two locations in northern Israel. If an actual siren sounds, it will rise and fall.

Ashdod:

Girl loses consciousness following air raid siren

EMTs revive 10yo girl who lost consciousness during air raid siren. 'When they arrived at the hospital, her heart began to beat again.'

In some areas of Beit Shemesh, air raid sirens aren't audible

Home Front Command promises to place new siren loudspeakers in distant neighborhoods - within the next year.

Rocket attack in southern Israel

Warning sirens sounded in multiple towns in western Negev near the Gaza Strip.

Fake news

Iran claims: 30,000 Israelis ran to bomb shelters

Iranian media claims sirens sounded in five cities, for nearly an hour straight. 'The Zionists run to the shelters every time.'

National Cyber Directorate:

Cyber attack may have caused recent air raid sirens

Air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Eilat may have been caused by cyber attack, report says.

False Alarm:

Iron Dome missiles accidentally launched over Galilee

Sirens reported in Upper Galilee in northern Israel after drone aircraft incursion accidentally reported.

IDF to hold drill, testing changes to siren system

Maximum time to reach shelter has changed in some locations, while the siren system in other locations has been split into several areas.

IDF launches third strike along Lebanon border

Responding to rocket fire earlier, IDF strikes along Lebanese border - for the third time in two hours.

Three rockets fired towards northern Israel, IDF retaliates

No injuries reported after two rockets land in Israeli territory.

Air raid sirens - helpful or harmful?

IDF debates whether to sound air raid sirens during 'quiet' periods, or only during 'war time.'

'There's been a huge failure here'

Regional Council Head in Upper Galilee slams government for failing to implement plan to protect northern residents.

Israel's air raid sirens become city-specific

Home Front Command switches from regional alerts to locality-specific alerts, lowering number of irrelevant sirens Israelis hear.

Syrian missiles crash into Sea of Galilee

2 errant missiles from Syrian Civil War strikes Israel's largest lake one day after Syrian plane shot down after violating Israeli airspace.

Sirens in northern Israel result of Syrian infighting

Air raid sirens sound in northern Israel, Patriot missile fired from Tzfat.

Air raid siren disrupts Israeli wedding

Bride whose wedding was interrupted by an air raid siren says she 'couldn't believe there was a siren' in the middle of her wedding.

Technical error caused air raid siren in central Israel

'Color red' sirens in Tel Aviv turn out to be technical error.

Air raid sirens sound throughout Israel in school drill

Air raid sirens sounded throughout Israel as part of a nationwide drill for the educational system.

Home Front Command Drill Panics Unwary Students

A Home Front Command drill testing air raid sirens in the north on Thursday panicked students who were unaware the test was taking place.