Galilee

Nature, tours, and otters: Streams week in Upper Galilee

Guided tours, workshops, and family performances mark the start of Streams Week in the Upper Galilee.

City of streams, Kiryat Shmona.
Border Police officers paint over nationalist and pro-Palestinian graffiti on a wall in a western Galilee village, November 2026.

Border Police remove pro-Palestinian graffiti as Arab parties demand action on crime, governance

Tel Hai courtyard.

Renewal in Tel Hai courtyard: Entrance foyer to be built with investment of some NIS 10m.

Israeli security forces operate in the village of Hable, near Kalkilya, in the West Bank overnight on Oct. 29, 2026.

IDF, Border Police seize rifles, silencers, 2,300 rounds in West Bank raid near Kalkilya


Close to the border: The factory that can continue operating even under fire

With an investment of about NIS 120 million, Soglowek established a facility housing a new, advanced production line operating with full automation without human contact.

The Soglowek factory in Shlomi.

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists are the key to breaking Israel’s political deadlock - opinion

We cannot go backward – we cannot afford more rounds of elections or to abandon the prospect of change. Voting for “the largest party” is effectively a vote for yet another election.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walk near an electoral banner for the Reservist-Economic Party  led by Yoaz Hendel (R) and Yaron Zelekha (L) in Bnei Barak, near Tel Aviv, October 18, 2026

'After years of neglect': Nazareth tries to bring back tourists with its Jewish neighbors

Amid tourism crisis and war tensions, The Abraham Initiatives launched a plan with 20 authorities in Lower Galilee and Valleys. Nazareth pledges tourism as a top priority by 2027.

View of Nazareth.

Tomer Caspi, Tomer Zaltzman crowned Winner Epic Israel bike race champs in Western Galilee

The 11th race drew about 500 riders to Mateh Asher Regional Council and Nahariya for a challenging course spanning over 300 kilometers and 3,000 meters of climbing.

OMER CASPI (center right) and Tomer Zaltzman (center left) led the men's winners at Winner Epic Israel 2026, as Israel’s premier mountain bike race returned to the Western Galilee after a three-year absence, celebrating sporting excellence and the region’s recovery.

A hidden underwater world: Rare rays spotted off the Galilee coast

Rangers documented dozens of endangered marbled stingrays gathering off Shavei Zion Beach, possibly for courtship. The Nature and Parks Authority urges the public to keep their distance.

Marbled stingray off the coast of Israel.

Coffee, culture, and conversation: Exploring Bedouin life in the Galilee

Coffee overlooking the Monks’ Mill, medicinal plants and home hospitality: Bedouin tours in the Zippori Stream Basin take place October 16-17 and 23-24, with free admission.

Hospitality in Ka’abiyye.

One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North

Northern District police officers and bomb disposal experts responded to the incident, which was declared a mass-casualty event by the IDF.

IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.

Voice of Music Festival in the Upper Galilee celebrates 41st season

Under the artistic direction of pianist Dr. Ofra Yitzhaki, the festival bridges historical traditions with contemporary perspectives.

DR. OFRA YITZHAKI

Nine-year-old dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Kinneret

According to the ministry, an investigation found that the boy had been swimming at Kursi Beach in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) about a week before his hospitalization. 

Naegleria fowleri

Jerusalem Orchestra East & West youth division to perform at UN

The group is scheduled to present a repertoire intended to bridge cultures, including Zohar Argov’s “Yam Shel Dmaot” (“A Sea of Tears”), Abdel Wahab’s “Khayy Khay,” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

David Broza with Maestro Tom Cohen and TYO Youth-Galilee musicians.