Posts Tagged: Home Front Command

Israeli Military Cancels Reservist Drills as Omicron Infections Reach Record Levels
The Israeli military has canceled all drills for reservists until the end of the month as the outbreak of the Omicron variant pushed COVID-19 infection...

Israel Fortifies ‘Northern Shield’ Along Lebanese Border to Protect Civilians Against Rocket Attacks
Israel announced on Monday that it expanded a program to install rocket-proof protection in the homes of another three communities located along the country’s northern...

IDF Home Command Imagines ‘Worst-Case’ War Scenario as Third of Israelis Lack Bomb Shelters
As Israel’s army prepares its readiness for war scenarios from several fronts, including Lebanon and Syria, about one third of the country’s population lacks functioning...

‘Unprecedented’ IDF Simulation Preps for Full-Scale War Scenario Along Northern Border With Lebanon, Syria
The Israeli army's Home Front Command together with the Defense Ministry’s National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) on Sunday embarked on a five-day training exercise along...

Netanyahu Asks Israeli Muslims to Confine Ramadan Observances to ‘Nuclear Family’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s Muslim community over the weekend to obey ongoing coronavirus restrictions for the month of Ramadan as the infection...

Israeli Military Readying to Enforce Potential Total Shutdown of Country
Israel's military is preparing for a potential total shutdown of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to mobilize eight battalions to...

Israel’s Business, Commerce Center Partly Shuts Down Following Missile Threat
CTech - An Israeli airstrike on Gaza Monday night that killed Islamic Jihad commander Bahaa Abu al-Atta ignited border conflict yet again, leading Israel’s south...

Israel Holds Nationwide Rocket-Fire Drill
JNS.org - Israelis took part in a nationwide emergency preparedness drill on Tuesday, with alarms sounding in the morning and evening. As part of the Home Front...

Netanyahu Warns: Iranian Nuclear Deal Far More Dangerous Than ISIS
A bad nuclear deal with Iran is far more dangerous than the threat posed by the Islamic State terror group, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Report: Israel Conducts Military Maneuvers Simulating War With Hezbollah
Israel's Home Front Command conducted military exercises on Wednesday morning which simulated dozens of rockets falling on the cities of the Galilee, in addition to...

IDF Doctor in Emotional Reunion With Parents of Palestinian Baby Whose Life He Saved
An emotional reunion has taken place at a Jerusalem hospital between a Palestinian family and the IDF medical officer who saved the life of...

As Rockets Hit Israel, Magen David Adom Makes Appeal for Emergency Supplies
JNS.org - Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national emergency medical response organization, is making an appeal to the international community to help support it in...

Israel Prepares for Massive Chemical Weapons Attack Drill
Times of Israel - The Home Front Command on Wednesday was preparing for a massive military drill next week, to focus on coping...

Report: Israeli Hospitals Prepare for Chemical Attacks Independent of Syria Threat
Independent of the implications of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons stockpile, the Israel Defense Forces has been equipping Israeli hospitals with the ability to...