Kiryat shmona

West Bank man indicted for extortion, impersonation of IAF pilot, Mossad agent, illegal entry

A 51-year-old West Bank resident was indicted for extortion, impersonating a fighter pilot and Mossad agent, and entering Israel illegally.

A police officer arrests a criminal; illustrative.
Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 23, 2026.

Gov’t approves millions for border cities in North under Hezbollah fire

United Hatzalah members at an Iranian missile impact site in Arad, March 2026

Two wounded after Hezbollah rocket shrapnel hits bus in Kiryat Shmona


Rebuilding the North: Ayalim Association's commitment to community development

“It’s important to show the world that something good is happening,” said CEO of the Ayalim Association Sigal Barzelay.

 Sigal Barzelay, CEO of the Ayalim Association: "It's critical to bring young people to the Negev and the Galilee."

Yeshiva students return to Kiryat Shmona, begin blood donations during severe shortage

Many of the yeshiva students have also volunteered to help in the rebuilding efforts and care for residents who were unable to evacuate.

 Kiryat Shmona Hesder Yeshiva students donating blood during a severe shortage, January 8, 2024.

Ganei Tikva, Kiryat Shmona municipalities team up to rehabilitate the war-damaged northern city

Lizzie Deleriche, the mayor of Ganei Tikva, said Kiryat Shmona had “endured painful and complex damage” and that all of Israel is responsible for one another.

 Cleaning up rubble in Kiryat Shmona as part of a joint effort between Ganei Tikvah and Kiryat Shmona.

Rebuilding Israel's North post-Lebanon ceasefire will take five years

Reporter's Notebook: Two weeks after the ceasefire, almost no one has returned to the North.

 Hezbollah rocket hit Metulla house, northern Israel, December 9, 2024.

'We are on our own': Israel's northern residents on their hopes and fears after the ceasefire

For 14 months, an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza was Hezbollah’s condition for ceasing its attacks, which have claimed the lives of 45 civilians in Israel’s North.

 KIRYAT SHMONA is still a ghost town. Shops are shuttered and unmanned military vehicles are scattered around Israel’s northernmost city.

Beyond the ceasefire: how Haifa and the north are navigating post-conflict challenges – opinion

A personal account of How Haifa and the North are rebuilding amid the ceasefire with Hezbollah.

 SOLDIERS IN Kiryat Shmona, last Wednesday, after the ceasefire with Hezbollah went into effect: The scars, both physical and emotional, may never heal, the writer laments.

Defense Ministry starts NIS 1.2 billion funding for safe rooms in the North

There are plans to build around 1,700 safe rooms in Kiryat Shmonah alone, and around 10,000 for the entire 0-5 kilometer area.

  THE MINISTRY of Defense building in Tel Aviv

Kiryat Shmona locals highlight city's destruction as ceasefire allows residents to return

Located near Israel's border with Lebanon, Kiryat Shmona suffered the highest number of damages among the northern communities.

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

After the ceasefire: Leumi is the first bank to reopen its branch in Kiryat Shmona

Just hours after the ceasefire in the North took effect, the bank reopened its doors, becoming the first to resume operations in the city.


The piano: Kiryat Shmona's witness to decades of sacrifice and resilience

The piano carried decades of history in its notes – her parents’ sacrifices, her family’s journey across borders, and the music that had once filled this space.

 The piano.