Kiryat shmona

West Bank man indicted for extortion, impersonation of IAF pilot, Mossad agent, illegal entry

A 51-year-old West Bank resident was indicted for extortion, impersonating a fighter pilot and Mossad agent, and entering Israel illegally.

A police officer arrests a criminal; illustrative.
Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 23, 2026.

Gov’t approves millions for border cities in North under Hezbollah fire

United Hatzalah members at an Iranian missile impact site in Arad, March 2026

Two wounded after Hezbollah rocket shrapnel hits bus in Kiryat Shmona


Reporter's Notebook: The lack of shelters continues to haunt northern Israel 

A drive around Kiryat Shmona and northern Israel, amidst the quiet of the ghost town and the chirping birds, reveals a sense that much more must be done to bring necessary protections.

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

IDF announces fallen soldier Elay Elisha Lugasi

Three other soldiers from the 75th Battalion and 7th Brigade were also injured.

 IDF announces death of (Capt.) Elay Elisha Lugasi, 21, from Kiryat Shmona on June 3, 2023

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