Northern Israel

Former defense minister Gallant vacated home over security threat under Shin Bet direction

Gallant's decision to leave Amikam was made after a security risk assessment conducted by the Shin Bet. 

|ByANNA BARSKY
Yoav Gallant speaks at Reichman University on February 25, 2025.
Israeli tank manoeuvres, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, November 6, 2025.

WATCH: IDF combat soldiers engage in violent brawl at northern base

The footage shows soldiers flinging chairs at one another, standing on tables, and hitting one another. Several soldiers attempted to separate those fighting. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Residents of the northern city of Kiryat Shmona check missile attack damages at the city's Central Bus Station and Mall, Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel on November 27, 2024.

Driving Economic Renewal in the North: The establishment of the Business Hub

“Revitalizing and strengthening the North is a national mission and crucial to Israel’s resilience,” says Rashi CEO Michal Cohen

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
DAVID’S HARP Galilee Resort overlooking Lake Kinneret, a sanctuary of light, architecture, and art design, crowning this leading destination for restorative retreat hospitality.

The healing waters of the Galilee: Rediscovering Israel’s northern sanctuary

Its mild climate, hot mineral springs, and tranquil surroundings have vast potential for integrative wellness. Along these northern shores, a new story of healing is emerging.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN

IDF targets Hezbollah smuggling operations in southern Lebanon

This comes after the IDF carried out a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah on Thursday to pressure the terror organization to disarm.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli tank patrols along the border with Lebanon, November 6, 2025.

Global Jewish Leaders Visit Israel’s North to Support Postwar Recovery Efforts

The Jewish Agency CEO Yehuda Setton: “A new hope for Israel is being written here.”

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish Agency CEO Yehuda Setton with Col. (res.) Mofid Mara’i

WATCH: IDF destroys hundred-meter long tunnel, rocket depot in northern Gaza

Two operations in northern Gaza were conducted and dismantled Hamas infrastructure, while undercover operations in the West Bank managed to detain Hamas operatives in Nablus.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops under the Southern Command continue to operate in the vicinity of the Yellow Line.

Israeli spy for Iran, Moti Maman, petitions court after moshav rejects his residency

Mordechai “Moti” Maman, currently serving ten years in prison for spying for Iran, has been trying to register as a resident of northern Israel moshav Bustan Hagalil.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Moti Maman, 73, accused of visit Iran twice and being in contact with Iranian intelligence, arrives for a court hearing at the court in Beersheba, September 19, 2024.

Bank Hapoalim, Paamonim launch free coaching program for northern evacuees

Bank Hapoalim, Paamonim launch financial coaching program for families evacuated from northern Israel.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bank Hapoalim.

Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water

The lake’s water level was measured at 213.19 meters below sea level.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByELI ASHKENAZI
Israelis enjoy at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, during the Sukkot holiday, on October 13, 2025.

Multiple fires break out in northern Israel, investigators hunt for cause

The origin of the fires has not yet been determined and a fire investigator will examine the circumstances of the cases.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025ByELI ASHKENAZI
In a separate incident, firefighting teams from the Ashdod Regional Station responded on Wednesday to a large fire that broke out at an open waste disposal site in the northern industrial zone of Ashdod

Upper Galilee leaders warn bureaucracy, neglect can determine the future of Israel’s north frontier

Almost two years of displacement have left scars not only on infrastructure but on the very social fabric of northern Israel, and the question is no longer only how to rebuild.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

Liberman warns Israel is ‘a step away’ from crime gangs becoming a homegrown Nukhba

Visiting the Galilee, Liberman vowed to fight extortion rackets battering northern businesses, calling for Shin Bet support, new laws, and a special court to combat organized crime.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yisrael Beytenu head MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Retired teacher returns to Kiryat Shmona to mark first day of school

President Herzog joins pupils in Kiryat Shmona as schools reopen following war-time evacuation. Enrollment drops by nearly 1,000 since 2023.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByELI ASHKENAZI
Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visit Israeli kids on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, September 1, 2025.

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Protesters hold posters of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, outside the UN offices in Sanaa, Yemen, August 3, 2024.