North

In a NIS 142M deal: Israel Canada buys two hotels in the north

Israel Canada Hotels will buy 50% of the Galilion Hotel in the Hula Valley and Kfar Giladi Hotel in the Upper Galilee, boosting its presence in northern Israel’s popular vacation spots.

Galilion Hotel – Galilion View.
Travelers in the Golan.

A beautiful and winding path: The Golan Heights reopens

IDF reserve soldiers take part in a surprise military drill in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon and Syria, a day after Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai's assassination, Golan Heights, November 24, 2025

IDF deploys soldiers, tank, attack helicopter to remove threat from Israel-Lebanon border

Upper Galilee.

Not giving up on the north: Vacation packages at Kfar Giladi hotel


Returning home: The ice cream chain reopens its branches in the north

"We Won't Let the War Defeat Us": The popular ice cream shop from Sasa reopens its war-closed branches and announces two new locations in Kabri and Daphna'le complex in 2025.

 Buza Ice Cream Chain

Despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah, residents of Israel's North hesitate to go home

After October 7, 2023, some 60,000 residents of northern Israel fled their homes. Many are still hesitant to come back.

 Homes in Kiryat Shmona are seen damaged by Hezbollah rockets.

Gov’t announces program to return residents to North starting March 1

Benefits will include housing stipends and compensation for property damage, aiming to support recovery and long-term regional growth.

 Bezalel Smotrich (L) and Ze'ev Elkin (R) shake hands amid press conference at Finance Ministry. January 5, 2025

Katz: Israel will act if Hezbollah does not withdraw beyond Litani River

"If Hezbollah does not withdraw beyond the Litani River, there will be no agreement — and Israel will act on its own to ensure the safe return of the northern residents to their homes," he noted. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz visits the North. January 5, 2025.

Haifa Film Festival brings joy back to the city

The opening ceremony combined a warm embrace of cinema with a somber reflection on those who lost their lives and were kidnapped on October 7.

 Master of ceremony at Haifa opening Lior Ashkenazi (left) with Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav.

'We went for a bad deal': Former Northern Project Coordinator criticizes Lebanon ceasefire

"In my opinion, the agreement was made hastily," Marom noted.

A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

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