Kiryat shmona

Hapoel Beersheba leapfrogs Beitar Jerusalem back into first place

Beersheba will face second-place Beitar Jerusalem in its next league match.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV teammates Dor Peretz (left) and Sayed Abu Farchi celebrate during their 4-1 Premier League victory over Ironi Kiryat Shmona on Monday night.
Tel-Hai, recently approved as the University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee, announced a CAD $50 million donation from the Vancouver-based Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation. February 2.

Canadian foundation announces $50 million gift to new University of Kiryat Shmona

The donation, described by the institution as the largest in its history, will support the establishment of the “Roadburg Campus.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The government approved a multi-year plan to rehabilitate northern communities along the Lebanon border.

Gov’t approves multi-year plan to rehabilitate Kiryat Shmona, northern cities impacted by war

The decision was made in the weekly government meeting, which was convened in Kiryat Shmona. It was led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who vowed to invest billions of shekels in the area.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Residents of the northern city of Kiryat Shmona check missile attack damages at the city's Central Bus Station and Mall, Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel on November 27, 2024.

Northern Israeli moshav head decries 'performative' cabinet meeting in Kiryat Shmona

Davidi said the ministers’ arrival in the north, more than two years after the war began, amounts to “a certificate of poverty” for the government.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI

Israel evacuates Kiryat Shmona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon

Kiryat Shemona, barely over a mile from the Lebanese border, has been a main target for Hezbollah rocket fire in past wars.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rooadblocks in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel. October 13, 2023.

Israel's picturesque, ghostly North awaits next phase of war

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: With 300,000 reservists called up, many areas are festooned with tanks, soldiers, camps, and military vehicles on the move, with temporary concrete shelters being delivered.

OCTOBER 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli security and rescue forces at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona, October 19, 2023

IDF officer: Israel will present Hezbollah with deadly consequences

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: The question of what is the “quiet” that the IDF wants to achieve in the North is still an open question.

OCTOBER 18, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack targeting Metula. October 17, 2023

IDF soldier Matanya Elster killed in Hezbollah missile attack

Hezbollah-affiliated media outlets claimed a drone had been launched toward Israel from Lebanon on Thursday.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is seen at Israel's border with Lebanon as tension mounts between the countries, in northern Israel, October 11, 2023.

Israeli tries to burn down National Insurance office up north

The police received a call on Thursday night via the 100 emergency hotline about an attempt to set fire to the NII building in Kiryat Shmona.

MARCH 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
'Burn' was written in graffiti on the wall of the National Insurance Institute branch in Kiryat Shmona before an attempt was made to burn it down on March 23, 2023.

Crane, trucker and two city employees help save mayor's parrot

The mayor of Kiryat Shmona rescued his pet parrot from atop a tree by using one of the city's cranes and trucks.

DECEMBER 18, 2022ByWALLA!
‘I’M SCARED!’ Oren says and hugs me as a green parrot lets out a particularly ear-splitting screech.

They returned home

Three former AMIT students from Israel’s periphery returned to their schools as principals and are revolutionizing the system.

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Nurit Davidi, Principal, Ulpanat AMIT Dyckman Be’er Sheva, with Students

Israeli TikTok influencers hit the road on a trip up north

The Jewish Nation Fund USA paid for a group of Israeli TikTok influencers to go on a trip to northern Israel.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
It's completely unrealistic to prevent our youth from using TikTok.

Y. B. Group to comptroller: Probe Kiryat Shmona mayor

In addition to developing the city, the complex will also bring in hundreds of workers, said real estate group Y.B. Galor.

JUNE 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A simulation of the Slilim Hula complex

Entrepreneurs to Kiryat Shmona mayor: Stop impeding us

"We have invested tens of millions of shekels in developing projects in the city, we have never been given the feeling of entrepreneurs being welcome," the Real Estate group said.

JUNE 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A simulation of the Slilim Hula complex