Bomb Shelter

MDA opens emergency clinic in border kibbutz shelter

MDA establishes a clinic in a shelter in Kibbutz Misgav Am, improving medical response for residents along the border.

Pesach in a Bomb Shelter

How can one celebrate one's freedom while rushing to a safe space, living in exile or starving in a Nazi death camp? Op-ed.

Rachel's Tomb to reopen to limited number of visitors

Tomb of Rachel the Matriarch in Bethlehem to partially reopen following placement of bomb shelters at the site.

Rabbi Buchko opposes strict ruling on moving to shelters

Rabbi Shaul David Buchko responds to a stringent halakhic ruling that called on elderly women to move before Shabbat to a home with a protected space by elevator.

A few thoughts for our fellow Jews currently outside of Israel

How are we? We are great. Actually, scratch that. We are better than good and great, we on fire over here. And you better believe it. Op-ed.

Israeli-American NYC refugee writing from a Bomb Shelter

As I move from home to shelter and back, as the sirens wail amid the boom of missile interceptions, I hear Jabotinsky's words: “We hold that Zionism is moral and just. And since it is moral and just, justice must be done, no matter whether Joseph or Simon or Ivan or Achmed agree with it or not." Op-ed.

Revealed:

In Haifa haredi neighborhood, 95% of homes lack protection

Knesset committee holds discussion on Hadar neighborhood of Haifa, where 80% of residents are elderly and children, and 95% of the homes lack bomb shelters. 'This is truly a matter of saving lives.'

After Iranian missile strike:

Missile debris the size of a bus falls in Samaria

Samaria Regional Council calls for immediate fortification funding to be allocated to settlements in Samaria, similar to the model used for frontline communities elsewhere in Israel. 'Life of a child in Samaria is not less valuable.'

Bezeq launches project to connect public shelters to the internet

Bezeq begins nationwide initiative to connect thousands of public shelters to the internet, ensuring residents in protected areas stay connected and have access to essential digital services.

Residents complain:

'There are no bomb shelters in young settlements'

Israel National News - Arutz Sheva receives dozens of complaints which reveal an untenable situation: There are no bomb shelters or protected spaces in dozens of Judea and Samaria communities.

Jerusalem:

40% of educational institutions lack appropriate bomb shelters

In Jerusalem, 134 educational institutions, mostly belonging to the haredi sector, lack appropriate or any bomb shelters.

Safety risk:

IDF base with hundreds of soldiers has no bomb shelter

A large IDF base in central Israel where hundreds of soldiers serve is not protected at all from rocket fire.

Is a Palestinian-run factory building the IDF's bomb shelters?

Otniel residents were surprised to discover the bomb shelter factory outside their village. According to them the contractor, who works for the military, is a Palestinian Arab. The IDF and Defense Ministry deny those claims.

IDF equips underground parking lots as shelters

In preparation for war with Hezbollah, the IDF has begun stocking underground parking lots in northern Israel with the supplies needed to serve as mass bomb shelters.

Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor:

'Infiltrators vandalize, force closure of shelters'

Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor tells Arutz Sheva illegal infiltrators have been deliberately vandalizing bomb shelters kept open due to rocket threat and war, sometimes forcing the closure of these protective places.

Defense Min. renovates hundreds of bomb shelters in periphery

Defense Min. renovates 160 bomb shelters in Ashkelon, 190 in Nahariya; over 200 shelters in 3 other cities in advanced stage of renovations.

Interior Committee speeds up process for building shelters

New amendments allow adding bomb shelters to buildings at an accelerated pace and without cumbersome bureaucracy.

IFCJ places five new bomb shelters in Ashkelon

With latest outbreak of violence, IFCJ increases effort to protect civilians in Israel’s south.

IFJC to install 9 bomb shelters in northern Israel next week

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews works to increase number of bomb shelters in north amidst security escalation, rocket fire,

IFCJ doubles number of bomb shelters in Tiberias

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews places 9 new bomb shelters in northern city.

30 Gaza-area preschools to be reinforced against rocket attacks

List of preschools and towns to be reinforced with additional shelters is approved by Defense Ministry.

Project to safeguard northern residents takes off

Defense Ministry, IDF, work to add bomb shelters to 21 towns along Israel's northern border.

3 months later, faulty window of Sderot protected room replaced

Ido Avigal died when rocket shards penetrated closed shutter & window. Necessary upgrades to cost families NIS 1000 each.

'Why aren't bomb shelters being built on the Home Front?'

'Since they built shelters for communities near Gaza, the missiles' range has expanded,' UTJ's MK Eichler says.

Watch: Israeli singer holds mini-concert in bomb shelter

Israeli singer and songwriter Hanan Ben Ari turns time spent in a bomb shelter into a unique, exciting experience.

Nearly half of Israelis in the south don't feel safe

New survey shows 42% of Israelis living in southern Israel don't have a nearby bomb shelter.

Israeli court bars hasidim from using bomb shelter as synagogue

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Gur hasidim to allow synagogue to remain in bomb shelter.

Bureaucracy:

College near Gaza border forced to raise funds for bomb shelter

Despite several government and IDF promises to fund shelter, school forced to fund out of own budget;

Government fortifies Gaza-area schools against Hamas missiles

Israel's government fortifies dozens of schools and preschools against Hamas rockets.

Will 1,300 Children Have Nowhere to Run?

Parents in a kibbutz near Gaza to protest after bomb shelter bus stops revealed to hold a fraction of the town's students.

Straight Talk: The World has just Abandoned Israel and the Jews

Project "Bomb Shelters Online" Underway in Northern Israel

Bomb shelters in the line of Hezbollah rocket fire, outfitted with WiFi, will be more user-friendly during attacks.

‘57 Seconds’ to Help Protect Be’er Sheva From Bombs

A new organization is raising awareness about the need for more bomb shelters to protect Be’er Sheva residents from Gaza missile attacks.

24-48 Hours to Open Tel Aviv Bomb Shelters

It will take 24 hours to get all the bomb shelters in Tel Aviv open in the event of a missile strike, according to a city official.

'Israeli Bomb Shelter Museum' to Return to NYC

"Artists 4 Israel" hope to bring their replication of an Israeli bomb shelter in southern Israel to university campuses in NYC.