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לוחמי חטיבת החילוץ בזירת הפגיעה הישירה של טיל ששוגר מאיראן בבת ים

Inside the IDF unit using data to find survivors after Iranian missile strikes

The Home Front Command’s information-analysis branch maps damaged buildings, tracks unexploded cluster munitions and monitors public anxiety, giving rescue teams a detailed digital picture before they reach the scene

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.04.26

מפקד חטיבת החילוץ בפיקוד העורף, אל"מ שלומי בן יאיר

'When a missile like that hits, it tears apart everything around it. It’s like an earthquake'

Col. Shlomi Ben Yair reflects on complex recoveries in Gaza and Lebanon, missile destruction across Israeli cities, preparations for a major earthquake and the October 7 battles that shaped the Home Front Command’s Rescue Brigade

Yoav Keren | 08.01.26

ה משלחת מ ישראל בבית של משפחה ב ונצואלה שהכינו דגל ישראל לכבוד המשלחת

Israeli rescue team finds handmade flag in quake-damaged Venezuela home

Home Front Command engineers inspecting a damaged house in La Guaira discover a large Israeli flag sewn by a local Christian family, prompting one team member to give them the flag patch from his uniform

Itamar Eichner | 07.19.26

The 'angel' in uniform: the Israeli officer giving Venezuelan earthquake survivors hope

Home Front Command officer Avi Cohen is helping earthquake-hit Venezuelans determine whether they can return home, reassuring residents that damaged buildings are safe while warning that similar destruction could occur in Israel

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.26

Venezuela president photographed with uniformed IDF officers in rare encounter

Israeli aid delegation meets acting President Delcy Rodríguez after deadly earthquakes, in a possible thaw after years of hostility

Itamar Eichner | 07.08.26

Israeli team reaches quake-hit Venezuela, finds mission far bigger than planned

Residents and Jewish community members thank Israeli delegation as it surveys quake-damaged buildings in La Guaira, with officials saying there has been ‘zero hostility’ despite years without diplomatic ties

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.06.26

Israeli aid team lands in Venezuela after deadly earthquakes

Advance team led by Foreign Ministry and IDF officials begins meetings with local authorities to assess needs and prepare recovery work after twin quakes devastated parts of the country

Gal Ganot | 07.01.26

Yellow, red, green: Home Front Command introduces new mobile app alert system

Home Front Command updates alert app with new colors and sounds to distinguish warning stages: yellow for preparedness, red for entering protected spaces and green for the all-clear; update must be installed manually

Gal Ganot | 06.08.26

Schools canceled, work restricted | Updated Home Front Command guidelines

Home Front Command tightens nationwide rules after Iran missile fire; schools shut, gatherings limited and protected spaces required at work

Gal Ganot | 06.08.26

Home Front Command tightens gathering rules in northern Israel

Restrictions follow Hezbollah drone attacks as Northern Command chief says Israel is at war in Lebanon and will not tolerate fire on civilians

Gal Ganot, Yair Kraus | 05.26.26

Israel tightens northern restrictions amid escalating Hezbollah rocket fire

Ahead of Lag BaOmer and amid rocket fire in the north, the Home Front Command tightened restrictions in Meron and nearby border communities, with plans for three bonfire lightings and sharply reduced attendance following recent impacts in the area

Shilo Freid, Elisha Ben Kimon, Gal Ganot | 05.01.26

Israel lifts wartime restrictions at 6 a.m. Thursday after Iran ceasefire

Tel Aviv and neighboring cities say all schools will reopen, while Ramat Gan, Givatayim and Bat Yam also signal readiness to resume classes, pending final Home Front Command approval

ynet | 04.08.26

Schools could reopen Thursday as Israel weighs easing restrictions

The Education Ministry may allow delayed school reopenings as Home Front Command reviews guidelines, after mayors announced returns before changes were approved

ynet correspondents | 04.08.26

Four bodies recovered in Haifa after 18-hour rescue following Iran missile strike

Authorities said the four — an elderly couple in their 80s, their son in his 40s and his partner, a foreign national in her 30s — had apparently tried to shelter in the building’s stairwell and were buried under concrete when the structure collapsed

Eitan Glikman | 04.06.26

High Court raises Western Wall wartime visitor cap, delays broader ruling on holy sites

Judges approve increase to 100 people at Western Wall under wartime restrictions but leave Temple Mount issue unresolved, setting another hearing as Netanyahu and other officials blast court’s intervention

Tova Zimuky, Liran Tamari, Netael Bandel | 04.05.26