Emergency

Free from any phone, even with no credit.

PoliceViolence, crime, or immediate dangerCall 100 AmbulanceInjury or serious illnessCall 101 Fire and rescueFire or being trappedCall 102 Home Front CommandRocket alerts and where to shelterCall 104

Welfare help lineInformation and assistance, 24 hours a day, except Yom Kippur.Call 118 WhatsAppText or WhatsApp, if you cannot speak safely.WhatsApp 050-227-0118

If you do not speak Hebrew

We cannot promise that 100, 101, 102 or 104 will answer in your language. Say the name of your language and wait.

If you cannot speak safely, send a text or WhatsApp to 050-227-0118.

Official apps

The Magen David Adom, Police and Home Front Command apps send your location automatically, so you do not have to explain where you are in Hebrew. Install them before you need them.

Source and verification

Official information

Government of Israel

Source checked Sep 7, 2026

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Source and verification

Official information

Ministry of Welfare

Source checked Sep 7, 2026

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No Israeli emergency line is confirmed to answer in Thai, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali or Sinhala. Your embassy can help in your language — open Info to find it.