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72 hours (3 days)

National figure

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Read thisThe 2022 flyer is the only official text we could read directly, because Home Front Command's own site was not reachable from where we checked. A June 2026 press report describes an updated guide with the same figure. We have not read that guide.

Home Front Command tells families to prepare equipment to last 72 hours, in cases such as a prolonged power cut or a shortage of essential products. The flyer we read dates from 2022, and we found no sign that the figure changed in 2025 or 2026.

“הכינו ציוד שישמש אתכם למשך 72 שעות במקרים כמו הפסקת חשמל ממושכת או מחסור במוצרים חיוניים.”

Prepare equipment that will serve you for 72 hours in cases such as a prolonged power cut or a shortage of essential products.

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The figure over time

Days over time, from the first date we can document. Yellow marks a range.

Every dated step

8 Jun 2026
Restated3
A press report says Home Front Command has published an expanded guide to a family emergency bag, with water and food for at least three days and a section headed 72 hours. We have not read the guide itself.
Srugim ↗Press
28 Feb 2026
Restated
A press guide citing Home Front Command guidelines says safe rooms should hold at least 3 to 4 litres of water per person per day for several days.
Ynet ↗Press
Oct 2025
Restated
The State Comptroller reports that Ministry of Health instructions on an emergency food basket, written in 2022 and updated in 2024, were not published, and says advance preparation of the public is essential.
State Comptroller of Israel ↗Official
2 Aug 2024
Restated3
A press report repeats the Home Front Command recommendation to keep products in every home that can last for 3 days, alongside a Ministry of Economy list of emergency foods.
Israel National News ↗Press
Apr 2024
Restated
An army statement reported in the press says Home Front Command guidelines are unchanged and there is no need to purchase generators, stockpile food or withdraw money from cash machines.
Ynet ↗Press
9 Oct 2023
Restated3
A Home Front Command message reported in the press asks the public to prepare to stay in a protected space for up to 72 hours, with 3 litres of water per person per day. The army spokesperson says the guidelines have not changed and the recommendation is general.
JDN ↗Press
May 2022
First seen3
A Home Front Command flyer tells families to prepare equipment for 72 hours, in cases such as a prolonged power cut or a shortage of essential products.
Home Front Command ↗OfficialWeak baseline