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IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers

Following the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.

 IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.
Zaydre Stu Gherman, 80, having climbed Masada.

A milestone birthday: 80-year-old Stuart Gherman climbs Masada

Eyal Keren, aged 58, and his son, Omer Keren, were from Koranit in the Misgav area of northern Israel, and were found dead during a hiking trip in Austria.

Israeli father and son found dead while hiking in Austrian Alps

 65-year-old Israeli citizen Ilya Rachitsky has been missing since Tuesday, launching a search and rescue effort nearly a week ago

Search ensues for missing Israeli-Ukrainian in Canada


What are the best water hikes in Israel?

Below, you will find a few suggestions for the best water hikes all over the country - something perfect for a hot summer day.

 YEHUDIYA Nature Reserve.

Nahal Amud is a great hiking destination for a hot summer day

For a satisfying short trail, choose the lower Nahal Amud (pillar stream) trail, which is often overlooked by the majority of local hikers.

 For a satisfying short trail, choose the lower Nahal Amud (pillar stream) trail, which is often overlooked by the majority of local hikers

19-year-old Israeli plummets to his death while hiking in Indonesia

The young man was climbing Mount Rinjani in the city Lombok when he tragically fell to his death.

 This panorama of Mount Rinjani and its summit, crater, and ash cone, was taken from an altitude of about 2,600 meters.

This oleh retired in Israel and began leading a Jerusalem hiking club

Physician, hiker and history buff, Arnold Slyper has found his niche - sever niches, actually - in Israel: Hiking.

 AT LEFT with wife, Judy, in the Ein Kerem Valley with the In and Around Jerusalem Hiking Club.

Israeli killed in sports accident in northern Italy identified

Yonatan Ben Moshe Tarango, 45, has been identified as the Israeli killed in a parachuting accident on the Mont Blanc mountain in northern Italy. 

 A view of the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent, in Chamonix, France, June 14, 2022.

Hiking and biking in Israel's Golan Heights for the greater good

The Ramah Bike Ride and Hiking Trip: Five days through the Golan Heights in support of the camp’s Tikvah disabilities inclusion programs.

 RAMAH BIKE RIDERS climbing on the Golan Heights during the recent Ramah Bike Ride and Hiking Trip.

Two hikers killed in landslide in Australia's Blue Mountains

The injured hikers had suffered head and abdominal injuries, paramedics said. The nationalities of the hikers were not known.

 Drone photograph of the Jamison Valley and the Three Sisters rock formation in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, February 1, 2021.

Israeli hikes for the winter season

This winter has been much wetter than last year, and as a result, we could potentially see an even greater blossoming of seasonal flowers around the country.

Flowers bloom in Horshat Tal

Tour Israel: Visiting the historic Mount Tabor

Mount Tabor played an important role in the biblical history of the Land of Israel due to its strategic location on top of the mountain, which overlooks mostly flat terrain in every direction.

 Mount Tabor

Fall in Israel: Where to hike?

Now is one of the best times of year to experience the change in season in Israel’s nature reserves and national parks.

 Nahal Amud Nature Reserve