Kiryat shmona

IDF concludes Hebron security operation, begins tactical drill in Kiryat Shmona

In the joint Hebron operation, the IDF searched approximately 350 structures and apprehended 14 individuals wanted for terrorism related activity.

Israeli soldiers carrying weapons walk during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, December 20, 2025
Council for Higher Education approves the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee.

Council for Higher Education approves Kiryat Shmona University in effort to rebuild northern Israel

 Yuval neighborhood in Kiryat Shmona.

Israel's North needs a long-term plan, commitment to rebuild - opinion

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

Sixteen injured in car accidents in northern Israel


Losing the North: Damage from Hezbollah slams employment, industry - interview

Polls have shown that some 40% of those evacuated are considering not returning to the North, said Bezek.

 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.

Northern Israel is now the key to the country’s future - analysis

The north is now in focus because of Hezbollah’s escalation and also because of the recent fires that have swept northern Israel due to Hezbollah attacks.

 The fires in Kiryat Shmona

Kiryat Shmona: Israel’s northern city is a symbol of the threat Hezbollah poses - analysis

This sense that Hezbollah is winning is one of the tragedies on display in northern Israel.

 People take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets into the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 19, 2024

Haim Bibas criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calls for focus on north and south

Mayor of Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut and chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, Haim Bibas, criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calling for more focus on issues in the north and south.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

Strengthening Israel's security: 50 mobile bomb shelters to be installed in North

As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) reevaluates the needs of the 60,000 evacuated and displaced civilians from the North

 Image of one of the mobile bomb shelters to be installed.

As war rages, evacuees from Israel's North long to return home - opinion

Real victory is not only when the hostages are released but also when all those torn from their dwellings are able to return to their homes safely.

 Firefighters work to put out a blaze in Kiryat Shmona at the impact site of a rocket that was fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon at Israel on May 5.

'Fake security, petty politics': Kiryat Shmona mayor blasts Netanyahu over visit

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Eli Zafrani, Likud's mayoral candidate, instead of the current mayor, Avichai Stern, during a situational assessment of the escalating border in Israel's North.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Kiryat Shmona during a situational assessment of escalating tensions with Hezbollah in Israel's North, June 5, 2024

Hezbollah rockets cause forest fire in northern Israel near Kiryat Shmona

Wildfires ignited by Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon ravaged northern Israel. Rescue teams battled flames amid evacuations. Dry weather intensified the crisis. Authorities struggled to contain fires.

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

'Post' gives inside look into northern Israeli ghost towns amid endless war of attrition

Reporters Notebook: The area in the mountains between Safed and Meron, which has been frequently targeted by Hezbollah, felt quiet now, allowing to hear birds chirping. It doesn’t feel like war.

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

Hezbollah terrorists launch Burkan rocket, impacts IDF base, no injuries

The deadly Burkan warhead carries hundreds of kilograms of explosive material and is capable of operating at a redius of 1.5-5 kilometers.

X, formerly Twitter, screenshot appearing to show the aftermath of the collision of a rocket in the area of Kiryat Shmona. June 1, 2024.