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Education Ministry approved deadly school trip route despite KKL-JNF safety warning - report

The ministry says the approved hiking route avoided an area closed by KKL-JNF, as investigators examine the path taken before the deadly explosion.

Rescue forces respond to explosion in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.
Rescue forces respond to explosion in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

'We won't stop hiking': Upper Galilee council head demands IDF action after tragedy

Israeli soldiers take position during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; Illustrative.

IDF investigating possible ground, air intrusion into North, checkpoints deployed - report

Azrikam Forest – Givat Hayonim.

Sukkot route without the traffic jams to the North: From forests and cows to vineyards


Northern Israel’s children need protected classrooms, not more promises - opinion

Some 250 northern kindergartens lack full protection. A faster government process could help keep children safe and families rooted.

Livnat with children at daycare.

Bennett unveils 'Confrontation Line Law' proposing expanded tax, municipal benefits for North

Under the proposal, the confrontation line would be expanded from communities located within 0-9 km. of the border to those within 0-12 km.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends an election campaign event for his B'Yachad party, in Ramat Hasharon, August 20, 2026

Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum, after almost all votes were counted

Some 47.5% of voters supported the government's proposal while 52.5% said no, according to local broadcaster RUV's estimates. Final results are expected later on Sunday.

Tourists queue for a hot dog from Baejarins Beztu Pylsur stand ahead of a referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, in Reykjavik, Iceland, August 29, 2026.

Metula's Israeli Poets’ Festival returns to Jerusalem with all disciplinary guns blazing

If your idea of poetry is a neatly rhyming ditty, attending the festival should thoroughly disabuse you of that constricted notion and open up broad new vistas for your literary epiphany enjoyment.

Late poet Amir Gilboa’s rich oeuvre is celebrated at the festival.

Israel's one-center economy is a national security risk – opinion

Israel should build Haifa and Beersheba into additional centers of economic power before overconcentration in Greater Tel Aviv becomes a national failure.

Hanan Markovich, CEO of the Haifa Economic Corporation.

The secret northern pool: A short summer route leading to a cool spring

A year-round spring, ancient mill, and Syrian camp await on a short Nahal Jilabun trail - ideal for a refreshing northern dip without a full-day hike.

Officers' Pool, Ein Jilabun.

North faces haredi protest over Shabbat buses, anti-government protests to continue into night

According to Maariv, the areas expected to face protesters include Guma Junction, Kibbutz Eilon, Afula, Kabri, Nahariya, Tzemach, Rosh Pina, and Karmiel.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

One killed, nine wounded in car accident involving minibus on Highway 98 in northern Israel

The crash follows an accident on Wednesday involving a jeep, which overturned in the West Bank, severely wounding a 17-year-old girl.

One killed, nine wounded in car accident in northern Israel, August 2, 2026.

After two difficult years: The festival bringing life back to the Western Galilee

The July Art festival in the Western Galilee celebrates its ninth year with dozens of artists, galleries, and small businesses inviting visitors to rediscover this beautiful, recovering region.

The Western Galilee.

Not just in the North: The hidden pools and wet trails you need to know

We’ve gathered five sites - from the Galilee to the Great Crater - that prove that even in the hottest season of the year, Israeli nature knows how to offer shade, water, and coolness.

Ein Yorke'am.