I don't follow the news.

So how do I know what's happening?

It's a puzzle you can piece together from things you experience:

1. Lots of guys are being called up North? We're expecting a threat from Lebanon.

2. Planes are taking off to the east? They never do that, it's the direction of the wind. There must be rocket threat along the coast.

3. I go to Hod Hasharon and Waze says I'm in Beirut? We're expecting GPS-guided missiles from Lebanon. In Tel Aviv and Waze says I'm in Amman? We're expecting a threat from Iran (*or somewhere east of us).

4. Commercial flights over Givot Eden? Flying in Nothern Israel must not be safe, so flights are diverted in our direction. 

5. Also the opposite is true: news says that Iran will strike any day, but no update from the home front command? It's all talk. See, when there's a real threat you always get an update from the home front command.

I'm sure I'll think of more, I'll add them as I go.