Yes. You can verify any @Gov.il address in real time with a direct SMTP handshake that provides 99.7% accuracy. Gov.il is operated by Government of Israel, runs 1 mail server, enforces 2 of 3 authentication standards, and is currently responding to SMTP.
Every check returns one of three clear outcomes so you know exactly what to do with the address.
The mailbox exists and accepts mail. Send with confidence, the address is deliverable.
The mailbox does not exist, is disposable, or will hard-bounce. Remove it to protect your sender reputation.
The server is catch-all or greylisting, so existence cannot be confirmed. Send selectively and watch engagement.
gov.il publishes 1 MX record. The primary mail exchanger is mail.tehila.gov.il, hosted by gov.il, and it is currently reachable and answering SMTP. Mail is routed through these servers in priority order, lowest number first.
| Priority | Hostname | IP | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | mail.tehila.gov.il | 147.237.71.125 | Reachable |
220 mx6.tehila.gov.il ESMTPYes. gov.il is a valid email domain, operated by Government of Israel. Addresses are persistent and real mail reaches a genuine recipient. Individual mailboxes still go stale, so verify each one before you send.
A live SMTP handshake connects to Gov.il's mail server and asks whether the mailbox exists using the RCPT TO command, without ever transmitting a message. The recipient never sees the check.
Each address runs through 30+ checks including SMTP existence, catch-all detection, role-account filtering, and disposable matching. The same engine has verified billions of addresses since 2012.
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Expired or full gov.il inboxes hard-bounce. A live SMTP check catches them before you hit send.
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Gov.il is Government of Israel.
The gov.il domain is the official government domain for Israel, used by Israeli government ministries and agencies. Israel's government, based in Jerusalem, administers public services including defense, technology, healthcare, and education.
Israeli government domains implement robust email authentication with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Israel's National Cyber Directorate (INCD) sets stringent cybersecurity standards for government communications. Israeli government domains face heightened threats from nation-state actors.
Israeli government mail servers do not operate as catch-all. The infrastructure validates recipients and rejects invalid addresses. Government systems apply particularly strict security filtering.
Reliable delivery to gov.il requires full authentication compliance. Israeli government gateways apply some of the strictest filtering globally due to elevated threat levels.
Upload a CSV or TXT list of Gov.il addresses to the bulk email verifier. Every address runs through a live SMTP handshake plus catch-all, role-account and disposable detection, and you download a clean list when processing completes. For real-time checks at signup, use the real-time email verification API.
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Each Gov.il address is checked with a live server handshake.
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Yes, gov.il is a valid official government email domain operated by Government of Israel. It is used by government employees and officials for official correspondence.
No, gov.il is not a disposable or temporary email provider. It is an official government domain used for legitimate government communications and operations.
gov.il uses mail servers managed by Government of Israel. Check the MX records section above for specific server details and authentication configuration.
Yes, gov.il addresses accept incoming email. Government mail servers typically enforce strict spam filtering, authentication checks (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and content scanning. Ensure your sending domain is properly authenticated.
Use BulkEmailChecker to verify gov.il addresses. Government domains may have specific SMTP behaviors including greylisting and strict rate limiting. Our tool handles these provider-specific configurations automatically.
Upload a CSV or TXT list to the bulk email verifier. Every address runs through 30+ checks including SMTP existence, catch-all detection, role-account, and disposable matching. Processing time depends on list size.
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