Northern Israel

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes

Initiative led by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel seeks to turn post-war environmental rehabilitation into a broader driver for regional development.

|ByMAYA PELACH, ZAVIT
Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.
An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

The suspect was indicted on August 24, and the Northern District State Attorney's Office requested to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
IDF soldiers in the Bint Jbail stadium, southern Lebanon, July 15, 2026.

Katz orders IDF to accelerate destruction of Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

The IDF noted that the continued engineering activity in these areas also prevents Hezbollah from carrying out guerrilla operations.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
A European glass lizard (also known as Sheltopusik).

Snake snacks? Hunter-gatherer diets in northern Israel included reptiles, new study suggests

Using careful examination methods, researchers were able to identify for the first time cut marks made by flint knives in consistent locations on the bones of large snakes found at the site.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Two Druze Remembrance Day ceremony attendees accuse gov't of 'baseless promises, destroying homes'

“The Druze have fought for the state, and will continue to fight for their rights in their country," Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said. “The state must carry the burden of proof and action."

APRIL 21, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL, HODAYA RAN, URI SELA
Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Between missiles and swifts: A stay at the Gordonia hotel - review

'Despite the extraordinary tensions in Israel, there was the ebullience of being together, as if we’d met fellow Israelis in a Chabad House in Seoul or Fairbanks, Alaska.'

APRIL 19, 2026ByBARBARA SOFER
THE WRITER and husband, Gerald Schroeder, at ‘that pool she’d been talking about for months.’

Education Minister announces new outline for matriculation exams, leniency for students in north

"As the security situation continues, we will continue to adapt our responses sensitively and in line with what emerges from the field,” Kisch said.

APRIL 17, 2026ByAVIHAI CHIIM
Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits a school in Rishon LeZion as children return to classes following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Israel, Lebanon agree to ten-day ceasefire, Netanyahu confirms

IDF to maintain positions in southern Lebanon during truce, Israeli official tells 'Post' • Trump invites Netanyahu, Aoun for historic White House talks after separate phone calls

APRIL 16, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ, AMICHAI STEIN
An armoured Israeli military vehicle operates inside Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon border, April 15, 2026.

Ancient charcoal found in northern Israel sheds new light on how early humans lived - study

Within the charcoal, archaeologists found traces of ash, willow, oak, olive, pistachio, grapevine, oleander, and the oldest known evidence of pomegranate wood in the Levant.

APRIL 15, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A general view of the excavation of Gesher B'not Ya‘acov Acheulian site, April 14, 2026.

Reservists Party opens HQ in Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah fire, urges leaders to move north

The new headquarters is said to now serve as a hub for civic and political activity in the city and will operate an assistance command center for residents of northern Israel. 

APRIL 13, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Reservists Party opens headquarters in Kiryat Shmona, party leader Yoaz Hendel and members gather at the opening, April 13, 2026.

Northern Israel hit with barrage of Hezbollah rockets, drones, one building damaged

Magen David Adom teams responded to reports of minor damage to a building in Shlomi after five drones entered Israeli airspace.

APRIL 11, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM
An Israeli military helicopter fires flares above the Israeli border with Lebanon, April 11, 2026.

WATCH: Rocket hits parking lot in Safed as Hezbollah keeps firing at northern Israel

The IDF confirmed that the incident in Safed was due to a direct hit and not due to shrapnel, as it was originally believed. More than 30 rockets were fired on Friday against northern Israel.

APRIL 10, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, BATIA GILADI
Parking lot damaged in Safed.

Hezbollah fires at North, fragment falls in open area, no injuries

Iran had also launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 24, 2026.

After fleeing past Hezbollah fighting, some Israelis on northern border vow to stay

"The day we had electricity, and we could put a mattress in, we got back," said Orna Weinberg, forced to flee after her home was struck by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2023.

APRIL 7, 2026ByREUTERS
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 24, 2026.