Northern Israel

Education Ministry denies approving trip through restricted area following deadly explosion

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

IDF: Mystery aerial object that entered northern Israel on Saturday likely balloon, not drone

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

IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North


At least four people reportedly wounded after Hezbollah drone hits northern Israel

Fire crews were working at the crash site, where Israeli media is reporting that at least four people were injured. No details on their conditions have been reported.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Nearly three years into war, Hezbollah keeps northern Israel under fire - analysis

Israeli cities remain under rocket fire in northern Israel after 965 days of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

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

'This is not a ceasefire': Bennett, Eisenkot blast government as Hezbollah fire intensifies

"Residents of the north endured yet another weekend of lawlessness. They deserve to live in security, just like in Tel Aviv," Bennett said, following a sharp increase in Hezbollah rocket fire.

Opposition Leader and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak during a press conference announcing a joint list named “Together” ahead of upcoming elections, to be led by Bennett, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026.

Missile hits Kiryat Shmona during early-morning Hezbollah barrage, local leaders demand answers

A Hezbollah missile hit the city center of Kiryat Shmona overnight, causing heavy damage to businesses; Iron Dome intercepted all other projectiles.

Israeli security forces and civilians at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel overnight caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, May 30, 2026.

Lebanon truce did not bring cease in fire, so what’s the plan with Hezbollah? - analysis

A year of precision strikes in 2025 didn’t destroy the group. Neither did the March 2026 offensive. The question is how to stop the enemy this time.

IDF soldiers and a tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

When Hezbollah escalated the war with a record drone assault

Northern Israel has been under immense strain. Though the headlines have faded and the fighting has subsided, thousands of families still need urgent support to rebuild.

Civilians and security forces at the scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck a parking area in Safed, causing heavy damage, April 10, 2026.

One-third of students not registered for school in Kiryat Shmona, mayor warns

“No parent or resident wants to raise their children like this,” said Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern, who warned that attendance in the North remains inconsistent.

Israeli Kindergarten in Northern Israel

IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure targets as Home Front Command tightens northern guidelines

The IDF began increasing strikes on Hezbollah following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instructions to "hit the gas" on attacks against the terror group.

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

The rise of deep tech is the north’s opportunity

The shift from software startups to deep research and advanced hardware is reshaping the high-tech map, giving northern Israel the natural advantage thanks to research, infrastructure, talent & costs

Gali Meamen-Sheffer

The Rubble Doctrine: Inside Israel's new security policy in southern Lebanon

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The destruction of El-Khiam reflects a profound shift in Israeli military thinking after October 7: deny the enemy not only the desire, but the capability, to strike.

INSIDE THE remains of a small clothing store, where some articles of clothing still hung on racks, the ‘Post’ was shown a 25-meter shaft leading to an underground Hezbollah command center beneath the floorboards, where communications equipment, weapons, and uniforms were found.