Israel's northern border Headline

Upper Galilee leaders warn bureaucracy, neglect can determine the future of Israel’s north frontier

Almost two years of displacement have left scars not only on infrastructure but on the very social fabric of northern Israel, and the question is no longer only how to rebuild.

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.
Israel at War - Illustrative image of an Israeli F-35 fighter jet.

Hamas leadership reportedly in Turkey, IDF artillery moves into Lebanon

 HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS, explosives, and military gear are found in a secret underground storehouse by the writer and his unit during the current Lebanon war.

Restoring the honor of Avivim's synagogue and the dignity of those who lived in fear - opinion

Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon hit an open area near the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, September 4, 2024

Israel's High Court orders state to clarify northern evacuation decisions, aid plan exclusion


Situation in North can’t continue, Netanyahu says ahead of Hochstein visit 

Amos Hochstein is expected to meet Israeli leaders in a push to find a diplomatic solution to the IDF-Hezbollah conflict.

 View of Kiryat Shmona entrance sign that was burned in a fire, June 4, 2024

Reporter's Notebook: Israel’s coastal region under 11 months of war

The fear of a Hezbollah invasion, as was the case back in October 2023, has now passed.

 Two people watch a fire caused by Hezbollah rockets on September 12 in northern Israel. September 12, 2024.

A pop-up with a cause: Tel Aviv's ultimate comfort food - review

The meat was very rare and soft; on the side was a plate of pickled vegetables, sweet and slightly acidic.

Pop-up Shifra ‘Wrapped in Bread’

Kibbutz Dan faces direct hit from anti-tank missile fire, one injured

An anti-tank missile hit Kibbutz Dan in northern Israel, injuring one person, and prompting new safety protocols for northern residents.

Illustrative: View of a wildfire following a missiles attack from Lebanon, near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, northern Israel, August 17, 2024.

Gallant urges hostage deal and return of evacuated residents in new document - N12

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant proposed a plan to the security cabinet for a hostage-ceasefire deal and aims to return evacuated residents to northern Israel.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024

Home Front Command lifts restrictions in Tel Aviv, Haifa, northern Israeli communities

While the Upper Galilee has guidelines lifted, the northern Galilee and specified communities will only see partial activities permitted, as detailed in the defensive guidelines.

 A person walks near a damaged residential building in Acre, northern Israel August 25, 2024

Losing the North: Evacuees plan protest of gov't inaction

"The state of Israel has lost the North," said Matan Davidian, an evacuee who coordinates a group of evacuees from Shlomi.

 A view shows smoke and fire in Lebanon, near the border with Israel, as seen from Nahariya in northern Israel, October 31, 2023.

Finance Committee approves aid expansion for North

Compensation plans for residents and businesses in Israel's north have been previously criticized for providing financial aid retroactively.

 A building in Kiryat Shmona that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket

IDF chief of staff: Israel raising readiness to 'next level,' prepared to strike

Halevi added that any group that fired a rocket into a built-up area intended "to kill children" and lent his support to the Druze community, who he called "brave partners".

  Herzi Halevi carries out meetings, situational assessments in Majdal Shams following a missile strike by Hezbollah, Saturday 27 July 2024

IDF fails to intercept Hezbollah drones, fires break out in northern Israel

The IDF acknowledged that it had tried to shoot down the drones and failed, without explaining why or how they might improve in the future.

 Fires in the north