Israel red alerts live — rocket, missile and drone sirens
✦Live rocket, missile and drone alerts across Israel from the Home Front Command, with the areas warned, the time to shelter and when each event ended, plus interception and launch reporting — collected from 300+ graded news outlets and government sources, in one place.
Live alerts · Israel Home Front Command
✦0 alerts in the last 24 hours. Official warnings of incoming fire and other threats for Israeli localities — warnings, not confirmed impacts. Strikes on Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen and Iran are on those pages.
Alerts by area · 7 days
| Area | Alerts | Last alert | Time to shelter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern border (confrontation line) | 2 | 3d ago | — |
| Gaza envelope | 1 | 3d ago | 15 s |
By type · 7 days
Every alert
| 11-08 16:53 UTC | Rocket and missile fire | Gaza envelope |
| 11-08 04:10 UTC | Hostile aircraft intrusion | Northern border (confrontation line) |
| 11-08 04:10 UTC | Hostile aircraft intrusion | Northern border (confrontation line) |
Source: Israel Home Front Command’s official public channel, read every 30 seconds. Times in UTC.
Latest Israel rocket alerts headlines
✦- No reports of rocket, missile or drone fire toward Israel in the last 30 days.
Timeline · key moments
✦- Jun 13, 2025Start of the 12-day Israel–Iran war; repeated nationwide ballistic-missile alerts
- Oct 1, 2024Iran fires about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel (Israeli military figure)
- Apr 13, 2024First direct Iranian attack on Israel — more than 300 drones and missiles; alerts across the country
- Oct 7, 2023Hamas-led attack: thousands of rockets fired from Gaza and sirens across southern and central Israel
- Apr 2011Iron Dome makes its first interception, of a rocket fired from Gaza
- Feb 1992The Home Front Command is established
- Jan 1991Iraq fires Scud missiles at Israel during the Gulf War
Key facts
✦- What an alert is
- An official Home Front Command warning that rockets, missiles, drones or another threat may reach an area — not a confirmed impact
- Red alert
- “Tzeva Adom” (Hebrew for “red colour”) — the name of the siren alert for incoming rockets and missiles
- Issued by
- Israel’s Home Front Command (Pikud HaOref), part of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1992
- Time to shelter
- Set per locality by the Home Front Command — from immediate or 15 seconds near Gaza to about 90 seconds in central Israel
- Air defences
- Iron Dome (short range, first interception in April 2011), David’s Sling (medium range) and Arrow (long-range ballistic missiles)
- Alert types
- Rocket and missile fire, hostile aircraft intrusion (drones), suspected infiltration, earthquake, tsunami and hazardous materials
Specialist sources
- Times of Israel — Israeli news site with a live blog — often first with Home Front Command and IDF statementsnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Haaretz — Israeli dailynothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Jerusalem Post — Israeli English-language dailynothing on this beat in the last 30 days
- Al Jazeera — Qatar-funded broadcaster — coverage from Gaza and Lebanonnothing on this beat in the last 30 days
Questions people ask
Are there rocket alerts in Israel right now?
No alert is active right now. 0 alerts in the last 24 hours. The most recent: rocket and missile fire in Gaza envelope, 3d ago. The list updates every 30 seconds from the Home Front Command’s official channel.
What is a red alert (Tzeva Adom) in Israel?
It is the Home Front Command’s siren and app warning that rockets or missiles may hit an area. People in the warned localities are told to go to a protected space within the time set for that locality.
How long do you have to reach a shelter in Israel?
It depends on the locality: from immediate or 15 seconds in communities next to Gaza to about 90 seconds in central Israel. The Home Front Command sets the time for each locality, and it appears in every alert.
What does “hostile aircraft intrusion” mean?
An alert that a drone or other aircraft has entered Israeli airspace and may reach the area. It is used mostly for drones launched from Lebanon, Yemen or Iran.
Does an alert mean a rocket hit?
No. An alert is a warning issued when a launch is detected toward an area. Many projectiles are intercepted or fall in open ground; impacts and casualties are reported separately.
Where does this information come from?
From 300+ news outlets WARNPOINT reads around the clock — including Times of Israel, Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera and international wires — each graded for reliability. The live alert list comes from the Israel Home Front Command’s official public channel, read every 30 seconds; each alert links to the official post. Nothing on this page is AI-written.