Israel Alert Map APK

Android app for real-time visualization of Pikud HaOref (Israel Home Front Command) alerts on an interactive map.

Features

• Tab 1 — National Map: Live alert polygons over Israel with color-coded legend (red = rockets/missiles, orange = early warning, green = all clear)
• Tab 2 — Jerusalem Close-Up: Zoomed view of Jerusalem and surrounding areas
• Tab 3 — Latest Alerts: Scrollable feed of recent alerts with Hebrew + English area names

Polls the Oref API every 15 seconds. Alerts persist on the map for 30 minutes (5 minutes for pre-warnings).

Tech Stack

• Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS with Leaflet 1.9.4 for mapping
• CARTO Voyager tiles (OpenStreetMap)
• 1,450 pre-computed area polygons from Pikud HaOref data
• Capacitor 8 for Android WebView wrapping
• Capacitor native HTTP for CORS-free Oref API access

Building

npm install
npx cap sync android
cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug

The debug APK will be at android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk.

Data Sources

• Live alerts: https://www.oref.org.il/WarningMessages/alert/alerts.json (geo-restricted to Israel)
• Area polygons: MIT-licensed from amitfin/oref_alert
• Map tiles: CARTO / OpenStreetMap

Requirements

• Android SDK (API 23+)
• Node.js 18+
• Device must be on Israeli network for Oref API access