Safe Room

Surviving the fallout: Jerusalem's bomb shelter crisis

Safe rooms and public bomb shelters are essential for keeping Israelis safe from aerial threats like rockets and drones. Which is why it's such a problem that not all Jerusalemites have any.

19/04/2024

Safe room apartments: demand & second-hand transaction impact

Buyer preference for safe room-equipped apartments amid the war drove up new apartment purchases and reshuffled second-hand sales. How did this influence your city's second-hand apartment deals?

Israeli cities need to give incentives to build safe rooms during wartime

The deputy to the CEO at Oron Real Estate, Gal Castel, urges authorities to set urban renewal targets and create incentives for projects for safe rooms in outlying areas.

By GAL CASTEL
06/03/2024

Safe room chic: Making your mamad safe, comfortable, and beautiful

Speaking to English-speaking designers, contractors, and safe room special advisers on making mamads beautiful and comfortable.

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an invest

Comptroller: 'Too much bureaucracy in building safe rooms'

Regulations say processing requests should take 18 days, but they take an average of three to four months, said the report.

Where is the safest place to be when a rocket siren sounds?

Discover the best places to seek refuge during an emergency.

By WALLA!
16/11/2023

Immediate opening of new hospital departments among emergency decisions

The council approved urgent measures for home front readiness, including rapid medical staff recruitment, immediate secure hospital ward expansion, and enhanced emergency energy infrastructure.

Government promotes quick use of buildings as shelters in northern cities

Construction and Housing minister announces swift plan, costing millions, to use buildings as shelters in the North due to neglected existing ones.

Live in a private house without a building permit? Construction permit in two weeks

Detached houses are eligible for expedited Safe Room permits, with online applications, ensuring approval in just 14 days.

Sderot man treated for pulmonary embolism from long stay in safe room

Hadassah cardiologists saved a man from Sderot after the first documented case of pulmonary embolism from sitting in a safe room for too long, moving in cramped spaces recommended

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