Galilee

One third of students not registered for school in Kiryat Shmona, mayor warns

'The students' attendance is not full; parents are afraid to send their children to the education systems,' said Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern.

Israeli Kindergarten in Northern Israel
Mount Tavor.

National plan to rehabilitate the Galilee with a NIS 3 billion investment announced

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IDF troops combatting Hezbollah drone threat with borrowed fishing nets - report

Gofra Beach’s mineral-rich sulfur spring reopened in mid-May after being revealed by the lowering of the Sea of ​​Galilee’s water line.

Gofra Beach's mineral-rich sulfur springs reopen after six years


Arab Israeli student stabbed to death at school as sector violence claims 211 victims this year

Qasem Asala, 18, also died in criminal Arab sector violence on Monday. He was shot in a hit-and-run on his way to work in the Galilee.

The scene where a student was stabbed at a school in Kafr Kara, in northern Israel, October 27, 2025

IDF Brig.-Gen. reassures northern communities after Lebanese civilians approach Israeli border

Lebanese individuals, allegedly civilians, were seen approaching up to 80 meters from the border with Israel.

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.

'The detector went crazy': Hoard found in Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee

Dr. Michael Eisenberg said this is one of Israel’s main Byzantine treasures, unique for its mix of jewelry and gold coins from various emperors.

A Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee.

Gold hoard unearthed in Galilee offers glimpse of Byzantine politics, wealth

Archaeologists found 97 gold coins and jewelry in Susita, revealing life during the Sassanid invasions.

The obverse of a gold coin showing the portrait of Emperor Heraclius (610–613 CE).

NIS 3 million will revive Nahal Rakat, connecting Tiberias to the Sea of Galilee

Tiberias Municipality, ILA, and the Drainage Authority are building a new promenade through Nahal Rakat, linking the city’s new neighborhoods to the Sea of Galilee with trails and seating.

Nahal Rakat and its banks before the rehabilitation works

Galilee cave yields 4th-century coin hoard tied to Jewish resistance under Rome

The coins were unearthed in Hukok, an ancient Jewish settlement near the Sea of Galilee associated with Jewish resistance under Roman rule.

Copper coins dating back more than 1,600, discovered in northern Israel.

New Garin Tzabar Lone Soldier home opens in Galilee

First facility to house lone soldiers alongside Israeli peers inaugurated at Hannaton Educational Center.

 Hannaton Garin participants at the inauguration ceremony of the new Lone Soldiers’ House.

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.

After countless delays – Recanati Winery finally opens its doors

After delays due to the security situation, Recanati Winery opens its new visitors’ center on Sept 12 in Dalton with unlimited wine, Galilean food, and music by Yehuda Keisar.

Recanati Winery Visitors’ Center

Invest in the Negev and Galilee rather than in railways to Tel Aviv - opinion

For years, Israel has spent millions of shekels building infrastructures to “bring the peripheries closer to center,” instead of dealing with the peripheral transportation infrastructures themselves.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev gets on track with Israel Railways last month. The government must take action to support each regional and metropolitan hub, the writer argues.