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IDF Home Front restores security guidelines for northern border towns with Lebanon

The IDF raised the security level to "Yellow" for northern border towns after civilians were wounded in Hezbollah attacks and ongoing drone strikes.

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 Compound 89 in Meron is seen ahead of next week’s Lag BaOmer celebrations, as police conduct an inspection tour around the tomb complex, April 26, 2026

Five years after disaster, Israel limits Lag Ba'omer celebrations on Meron amid security fears

View of the northern Israeli town of Metula and Southern Lebanon, on November 26, 2025.

Home Front Command tightens security guidelines in northern Israel as Hezbollah tensions increase

Nesiah Karadi, an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak, was declared dead following a three-week battle in the ICU after being struck by an Iranian missile, April 24, 2026

Child wounded in Bnei Brak missile strike dies after weeks in ICU


School system to fully reopen across Israel starting Sunday, Education Ministry confirms

The Education Ministry announces the full reopening of schools nationwide, including northern communities, following updated security guidelines amid the ceasefires with Lebanon and Iran.

Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Israel lifts wartime restrictions nationwide, authorizes Independence Day ceremonies

The IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the nationwide lifting of restrictions on Friday, with northern communities seeing them lifted on Saturday.

 People walk on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, during Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations, May 13, 2024.

Baobab Studio in collaboration with the Home Front Command

Baobab Studio mobilized during the days of the war to create practical resilience with a mobile studio across the country.

Ceramics class

Finance Ministry’s relief loan to Israel’s small, medium businesses: How does it work? - explainer

The ministry announced a relief fund for small businesses with up to NIS 25 million in annual turnover, and additional help to medium businesses.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset plenum ahead of the 2026 state budget vote, March 30, 2026.

High Court allows broader anti-war protests over weekend, criticizes state over repeated delays

The ruling followed a procedurally fraught stretch in which the state repeatedly sought additional time and drew open judicial criticism.

Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the war in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026.

The real life or death matter: The struggle between religious and civil judiciaries - opinion

This declaration of war is not over any concrete dispute. Its purpose is to undermine the legitimacy of a parallel state judicial institution – to challenge its composition, authority, and decisions.

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Back on track: Jerusalem Marathon returns as symbol of ‘normalcy’

The event, scheduled for April 17, reflects Jerusalem's spirit and resilience, said the city's Mayor Moshe Lion.

THOUSANDS OF runners will pack the starting line of the Jerusalem Marathon next week, signaling a powerful return to routine in the capital.

Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

Starting at 6 a.m. on Thursday, schools will open in most of the country, with limits on gatherings canceled.

First-grade pupils attend the first day of a school in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018.

Schools set to gradually reopen following Passover holiday, Health Ministry says

The implementation of the suggested reopening timeline will be subject to a situational assessment by the Home Front Command, according to Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

Parents pick up their children at the end of the school day at an elementary school in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council after the Home Front Command and the Ministry of Education approved the resumption of studies in local authorities where the risk of rocket fire is relatively low and schools have

Rabbis hold key to safety in Israel's haredi society - opinion

In haredi society, religious authority matters more than warnings when it comes to missile safety.

An Israeli emergency worker wipes the tears off a child's face at an impact site, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026.