Posts Tagged: bomb shelters
Tourists Stranded in Israel as Sirens Sound, Missiles Fly, Planes Grounded
Woken by air raid sirens, hurrying to bomb shelters, scouring travel sites for escape routes — thousands of tourists in Israel have found their holiday...
Israel, Islamic Jihad Signal No Near-Term Gaza Truce
Israel on Saturday ruled out an immediate truce in Gaza, saying the onus was on Palestinian militants to stop launching rockets from an arsenal...
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...
Living Under Fire in Israel, When the Rocket Shelter Becomes Your Home
Standing over his baby's cot in the whitewashed glare of an Israeli rocket shelter, Natanel Sharvit spends his days killing time. If he risks going...
Jerusalem Mayor Tells Residents to Open Bomb Shelters
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Tuesday evening instructed residents to open and prepare public and private bomb shelters, due to increasing Hamas rocket fire out...
Sderot Residents Celebrate a Rocket-Free Chanukah
It is a rainy day in the working-class city of Sderot, Israel, located less than two kilometers away from the Gaza Strip. Against the dreary...
Southern Israeli Residents Struggle Under ‘Nightmarish’ Rocket Fire
Sixteen-year-old Liz Sheetrit and her family stand in their home with shell-shocked expressions as they point to their burnt front yard and shattered kitchen window....
