Israel

Level highupdated 4 min ago
Open alert types
Terror attack
What governments advise19 states tracked
3 nothing to report2 increased caution6 advise against non-essential travel8 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Caution is called for: check the situation area by area before you go.

Recent terror attack (Tel-Aviv, 33 hours ago): the country level factors in a risk of follow-on incidents for 7 days.

1alerts in progress14 / 19states advise against travel1.6homicides / 100,000 inhab.70events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Israel?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 70 events there, including 45 severe. The most frequent: Armed attack, Armed conflict, Terror attack.

Is there a government travel advisory for Israel?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 14 advise against travel and 2 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Israel: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Terror attack (press report) — Tel Aviv

33 hours ago · 2 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
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July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Israel?

Israel sits at 3 out of 4 on our scale. Twelve events were recorded over the last 12 months, nine of them severe. Heat shows up most: eight episodes, all severe. Flooding came three times, one of them severe. One attack was recorded — a single entry, but it is the one with the heaviest consequences for people, and a count says nothing about danger. Ten of the twelve events fall in August, which is why the year looks lopsided. Heat and flooding are the two hazards that genuinely follow a season here; an attack does not, so a busy month for it would be chance, not a cycle. Homicides are recorded at 1.6 per 100k, against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicide only — not theft, not scams.

What it changes for a nomad

Over a few weeks, heat is what you will feel. Eight severe episodes in a year, most of them packed into August, means the hottest stretches hollow out the middle of the day. Put your deep work early and keep afternoons light. Your flat matters more than usual: ask how it holds the heat and what happens during a power cut, and line up a second place to work. Flooding is rarer, three records and one severe, but it arrives fast and it disrupts moving around more than anything else. The attack side follows no calendar, so it is not a month to avoid, it is a reason to keep local news within reach. If you can choose your dates, come outside the peak of summer.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    The main hazards here are heatwaves and occasional flooding. Heatwaves are recorded frequently—8 events over the last 12 months, with August being the peak month when they cluster together. Flooding happens occasionally (3 events recorded, though only 1 was classified as severe). Your risk from homicide is low: the rate is 1.6 per 100k, below the world median of 2.1.

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are live, both heat episodes at level 3 — these weeks are not an ordinary month for anything you do outdoors or plan on the road.

To watch as a rule

  • Heat: eight severe episodes over the last 12 months, and August alone carries ten of the year's twelve events.
  • Flooding: three records, one severe, and the second hazard here that follows a season.
  • Attack risk: one record over the last 12 months, no season to it, and the highest stakes of anything we track here.

Good reflexes

  • Shift errands and meetings to the morning while a heat episode is running.
  • Carry water with you whenever you go out, even for ten minutes.
  • Ask your host how the place is cooled and what happens in a power cut, before you pay for the month.
  • Stay off low-lying streets and underpasses during heavy rain.
  • Turn on notifications from one local news outlet instead of checking once a day.

Israel: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Israel: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 1.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 99.5 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 3.9 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 3.8 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 3.1 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 21.9 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • New displacements, conflict: 20.1 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Air quality (PM2.5)
21.9µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
99.5% of the population · 2024

Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
3.9per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
3.8per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
3.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
83.2years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
20.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better

203,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
0per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

42 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.13per 1,000 people · 2025

1,274 people in total

29,682 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

3.3/10 — low

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

1.6homicides per 100,000 people (2022)

Below the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Israel: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 42 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack1715 15 severe
  • Terror attack77 7 severe
  • Armed conflict71 1 severe
  • Civil unrest4
  • Heatwave33 3 severe
  • Aviation accident22 2 severe
  • Flood22 2 severe

Last 12 months · 70 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack2822 22 severe
  • Armed conflict131 1 severe
  • Terror attack99 9 severe
  • Heatwave88 8 severe
  • Civil unrest5
  • Flood42 2 severe
  • Aviation accident22 2 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

By month

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