Galilee

Galilee man who swore loyalty to ISIS, planned attack on soldiers, indicted on terror charges

In recent years, a significant number of Arab citizens of Israel have sworn loyalty to ISIS, usually arrested before being able to carry out an attack.

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.
Modified shotgun found at the home of a 51-year-old man in Kafr Kanna on April 26, 2026.

Galilee resident arrested after police seize Palestinian flags, military uniforms from his home

 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee


Celebrating spring: New wine series bringing freshness to the table

Kamisa Winery from the Upper Galilee launches the COOL series – light and fresh white and rosé wines, especially suited for spring and summer.

Kamisa Winery.

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."

 Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Makeshift pistol from Israel's War of Independence to be displayed at Ha'emek Museum for first time

The near 80-year-old pistol was built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in Kibbutz Gvat’s blacksmith shop in early 1948 to defend his settlement ahead of and during the war.

Makeshift pistol built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in 1948, to be displayed at the HaEmek Museum in the Galilee, northern Israel, April 21, 2026.

Slowness: The healing village in Israel's Lower Galilee that restores body and mind

A healing village in the heart of the Galilee, Slowness blends forest, food, and community for true recovery.

Young adults sit beside winter umbrellas on the forest-side deck at Slowness, soaking in the quiet, pastoral atmosphere as soft sunlight filters through the trees.

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Beyond buffer zones: Southern Lebanon may need a permanent Israeli presence - opinion

After decades of temporary buffer zones, Israel may need civilian presence in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah’s return.

Litani river, Bekaa Valley.

Ancient clay beads found in northern Israel rewrite timeline of cultural expression in the region

Researchers identified 19 different types of beads, whose shapes are reminiscent of plants that were harvested by Natufians, and were vital to their lives, such as wild barley, lentils, and peas. 

A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha, Hula Valley, colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of an approximately 10-year-old child, March 18, 2026.

Katz: We'll turn southern Lebanon into a wasteland like Gaza, 'Qassem can meet Khamenei in hell'

While the move marks a dramatic escalation, it still does not amount to a full-scale invasion along the lines of the 2024 campaign, as forces are not advancing all the way to the Litani River.

 IDF troops from the 91st Division operating in Southern Lebanon, published on March 16, 2025.

Three wounded following Iran missile barrages, shrapnel hits reported throughout Israel

IDF Home Front Command soldiers, Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police responded to reports of shrapnel hitting in central Israel early Sunday morning.

An Iranian missile cluster munition impacted in central Israel.

Iran fires six missile volleys at Israel; few injured as interceptions limit damage

So far, Magen David Adom has said that only two people were injured as a result of the missiles, and that it had evacuated at least five people to the emergency room for anxiety. 

Authorities work at the scene of a fall in southern israel on March 14, 2026.