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'We are being abandoned': Northern Israel emergency response squads denounce reduced mobilization

The IDF Home Front Command will reduce standby emergency squads in northern Israel from Sunday, citing the Hezbollah ceasefire, while keeping forces on alert amid warnings of potential escalation.

A member of a northern Israeli community's emergency response squad; illustrative.
 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place in Safed, in June.

A house is not a home: The real test of new homes North and South - opinion

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

The children of the northern border pay the price of war - opinion

HOME FRONT Command chief Shay Klepper meets with representatives from Israel's emergency services.

Iranian attack 'not suprising,' Israel must defend North, ex-Home Front Command official says


Stone Age artifacts from a land that sank 9,000 years ago were retrieved from the seabed

An average of 50 square miles of land were lost every year between 8000 BCE and 6500 BCE.

 Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of Stone Age artifacts on the seafloor of the North Sea. Cromer, Norfolk.

Clearing the way for evacuees to return, IDF clears ordnance in North

IDF personnel cleared military equipment from over 40 communities in northern Israel that were used as military assembly points.

 IDF soldiers operate to remove military equipment, ordnance from northern communities. December 22, 2024

Job seekers in Israel drop to 165k in November amid post-war recovery

Northern ceasefire hints at job market improvement as Israel’s job seekers decline to lowest since war's start.

The unemployment bureau

Nahal Ayun awaits restoration, northern nature reserves open to visitors

Second Round: The Israel Nature and Parks Authority reopens Tel Dan, Banias, Snir, Hurshat Tal, and Ein Afek reserves, while Nahal Ayun remains closed for restoration.

 Snir Stream

The north breathes again: Isrotel hotels reopen after the ceasefire

Following the security calm, Isrotel reopens its hotels in the Galilee and Carmel, including Mitzpe Hayamim, Carmel Forest, and Gomeh, offering winter vacations to the nostalgic Israeli public.

 Gomeh hotel

Northern business owners seize ceasefire: "Time to get back to work"

After a tough year, northern guesthouse owners hope to return to normalcy under the ceasefire, with some already receiving bookings.

 Olea Complex

Tender completed for 2,000 protected rooms in northern border communities

Amigur's tender includes over 2,000 protected rooms in 21 northern border communities, with Oron Infrastructure building 40% for NIS 80 million.

 Direct hit in the community of Shtula in northern Israel following Hezbollah attack.

'A difference between quiet and security': Northern council head responds to Lebanon ceasefire

In an interview, the head of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council doubted the ability of the ceasefire deal to remove Hezbollah's threat to residents of northern Israel.

 View of the northern Israeli town of Avivim which was hit by rockets fired from Lebanon into Northern Israel. November 26, 2024.

'Surrender agreement': Northern Israeli leaders slam potential Lebanon ceasefire deal

Kiryat Shmona mayor Avihay Shtern termed the potential deal "a surrender agreement."

 Fires in Kiryat Shmona

The piano: Kiryat Shmona's witness to decades of sacrifice and resilience

The piano carried decades of history in its notes – her parents’ sacrifices, her family’s journey across borders, and the music that had once filled this space.

 The piano.