Home Front Command simulates missile hitting Hadassah Ein Kerem medical center, mass casualties from strikes in scenario representing multi-front battle with Lebanon, Gaza Strip

Military asks residents of those cities to enter bomb shelters as part of drill of what to do if country comes under attack

Missile warnings to ring out between 10:05 and 10:45 am in various neighborhoods of the capital

TRUAA system, trialed since 2014 at Geological Survey of Israel, linked to Home Front Command late last month so that early earthquake warnings can be relayed to public

One round of alarms to be heard starting at 10 a.m. and another starting at 6 p.m. as part of home front preparedness drill

Directive by Health Ministry comes as defense minister mulls full closure of West Bank to contain COVID-19 outbreak

Defense minister visits IDF exercise simulating widespread outbreak of coronavirus; says there's not yet a pandemic, seeming to contradict PM

Home Front command says drill planned in advance as part of program for 2020; in event of actual attack, sirens will sound twice

Making use of the election recess, members of the security force simulate emergency scenarios at Home Front Command training site

Military says exercises are pre-planned as part of 2019 work plan aimed at ensuring operational readiness, drill expected to last until Wednesday evening