Kiryat shmona

Hashomer Hachadash launches volunteer initiative to support Kiryat Shmona's recovery

Hashomer Hachadash founder and CEO Yoel Zilberman, "Volunteering is not only physical assistance—it is a clear message to residents that they are not alone."

Hashomer Hachadash new volunteer initiative to support the recovery of Kiryat Shmona
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.

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

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

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

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.

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


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.

The price of war: How can we rediscover Jewish resilience in the face of despair? - opinion

At the end of the day, in this fractured reality, kindness is the only thing that can save us, kindness toward one another and, just as importantly, toward ourselves.

 DAMAGE IS examined last Sunday after a rocket was fired at Haifa from Lebanon the previous night. ‘This unfathomable reality hit my personal life last Saturday when a rocket struck frighteningly close to my house,’ says the writer.

IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorists Ahmad Mustafa Alhaj Ali, Muhammad Ali Hamadan in Lebanon

The terrorists who were responsible for numerous anti-tank missile launches toward Israeli territories.

 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, September 28, 2024.

Military says 190 rockets pummel North, three soldiers killed in Gaza Strip

Former national security advisor says lack of Israeli response to Iran "is surprising" • Israeli official: Cabinet to discuss response to Iran

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2024.

Dvir Sharvit, Revital Yehud named as civilians killed in Kiryat Shmona rocket barrage

Two years ago, Yehud recovered from cancer and decided to move from Eilat to Kiryat Shmona, following her partner, Sharvit.

 Dvir Sharvit and Revital Yehud were named as the two civilians killed in the Hezbollah rocket barrage fired at Kiryat Shmona. October 9, 2024.

House in Safed suffers direct hit from rocket fire

Alerts were triggered in Safed as a result of dozens of rockets fired towards the city.

 Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.

Two dead, eight wounded after barrage of 90 rockets pummel northern Israel

The Israel Air Force intercepted some of the rockets, while others fell in open areas, the military said.

 Israeli security forces at the site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit a garage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, October 4, 2024.

Northern Israel's borderlands is under shadow of war - analysis

There was a time when this area would have been overrun by tourists, the wineries open and flowing.

  Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. The Israeli military on September 23 told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out more "extensive and precise" strikes against the Iran-back

Reporter's Notebook: Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah rocket fire for 11 months of war

Israel is at a juncture today regarding the need to stop the Hezbollah threats along the border, and Israel's northern city is a microcosm of the challenges.

 A burned home in Kiryat Shmona, one of hundreds of places impacted by Hezbollah's attacks over the last 11 months.