Last Updated on October 3, 2025
In light of the current security situation, the Home Front Command has issued new guidelines to help protect all citizens and visitors across Israel.
Your safety and well-being are a top priority, and we kindly ask that you follow these directives closely:

- Starting Friday, June 13, 2025, at 03:00, the entire country will shift to essential activity only. Only essential services will remain operational–supermarkets, pharmacies, hospitals, health fund, and the like. Your shoemaker, manicurist, and favorite pizzeria, are closed.
- Public gatherings are currently prohibited including synagogue services.
- Israelโs airspace is closed; all incoming and outgoing flights are suspended until further notice.
- Please stay within close reach of a protected area (bomb shelter) at all times. Try this website for a list of the public shelters near you: www.safewayil/.ovh
- In case of a security threat, sirens will sound, providing approximately 10 minutesโ warning. Note, in the past few days, this gap has narrowed.
For real-time alerts and guidance, install the official Home Front Command app:
๐ https://www.oref.org.il/eng
Stay safe. We are thinking of you and sending strength to all those affected.
Here are a few words you might find useful:
English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
Bomb shelter | Miklat | ืืงืื |
Protected room (room in your apartment) Abbreviation: MAMAD | Merhav Mugan | ืืจืื ืืืื ืืื |
Public shelter | Miklat Tziburi | ืืงืื ืฆืืืืจื |
Essential services | Sherutim Hiyunim | ืฉืืจืืชืื ืืืื ืืื |