Is Israel safe in 2026?
Israel scores 70.2/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, economy, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 68.9/100).
70.2 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Israel's score changed by −0.9 over the last 22 days (71.1 → 70.2) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
6.7/34.1 safety points.
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- Operations abroad
- 6.7 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 18.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Has nuclear weapons. Source: SIPRI Yearbook 2026.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Latest recorded events
- Palestinian youth injured by Israeli shrapnel during raid of occupied West Bank city
- Israeli military shells several southern Lebanon areas overnight
- Israeli quadcopter drone drops bomb in Lebanon
- Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill four
- UK's global sanctions regime against Israeli settlements comes into effect
- Israeli attacks areas in Lebanon’s Jarmaq, Kfar Tebnit
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 68.9/100 (generated )
Ongoing military operations abroad and internal civil unrest indicate a deteriorating security environment.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 70.2 | — | |
| Palestine | 20.5 | −49.7 | |
| Jordan | 81.0 | +10.8 | |
| Lebanon | 45.5 | −24.7 | |
| Cyprus | 83.8 | +13.6 | |
| Syria | 18.9 | −51.3 |