Safed

Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage

Meanwhile, United Hatzalah paramedics successfully performed CPR on a girl, including using a defibrillator, after she fell out of bed during a siren, intending to rush to a sheltered area.

MARCH 26, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Damage after Iranian missile fragments hit a residence in the Tel Aviv area, March 26, 2026.

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the scene of a rocket hit in Nahariya, March 16, 2026.

At least eight wounded after several waves of missiles from Iran, Hezbollah, including direct hit

A rocket directly hit in Nahariya, northern Israel, on Monday night, injuring at least seven, including six from smoke inhalation, while shrapnel fell in Jerusalem, including near al-Aqsa Mosque.

MARCH 16, 2026|ByJAMES GENN, FRAIDY MOSER

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

Two years on: Missing young girl Haymanut Kasau still not found

Kasau, nine at the time, has been missing since February 25, 2024. Urging further action, her parents have repeatedly said that not nearly enough has been done to find their daughter.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026|BySIMON GRIVER/GLOBES/TNS

Reporters Notebook: Protecting the home front in northern Israel - exclusive

In an exclusive interview with 'The Jerusalem Post,' Home Front commander Lt. Col Eran Salmon compares the challenges Israel faces today to Israel’s second war of independence.

JUNE 24, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

IDF's Northern Command and the Home Front Command work closely together to protect Israelis in the North

Police search for missing nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau continues

"We are working very hard…to try to find some kind of clue to understand where Haymanot could be. We are scanning the absorption center and its surrounding area."

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police and rescue forces seen during a search for 9-year-old Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 27, 2024.

Hezbollah rocket hits entrance to Safed hospital, fails to detonate

The director of the hospital, Dr. Salman Zarka, wrote, "We are very lucky here. The missile did not explode. Otherwise, there could have been an incident with many casualties."

FEBRUARY 18, 2024ByMAARIV

IDF fighter jets engage in wave of attacks on Hezbollah after Israeli soldier killed

Several wounded soldiers were transferred to a hospital in Safed after rocket sirens sounded throughout the North.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024ByALEX WINSTON

Israeli officials evacuate a person who was injured by a rocket that landed after it was fired from Lebanon, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Safed, northern Israel February 14, 2024

How the IDF combats Hezbollah's evolving threat in Israel's North

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: All it takes is a short break in the nasty weather to create a sense of danger and foreboding in significant portions of the North.

JANUARY 16, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB