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After two difficult years: The festival bringing life back to the Western Galilee

The July Art festival in the Western Galilee celebrates its ninth year with dozens of artists, galleries, and small businesses inviting visitors to rediscover this beautiful, recovering region.

The Western Galilee.
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Not just in the North: The hidden pools and wet trails you need to know

A member of a northern Israeli community's emergency response squad; illustrative.

'We are being abandoned': Northern Israel emergency response squads denounce reduced mobilization

 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place in Safed, in June.

A house is not a home: The real test of new homes North and South - opinion


Netanyahu meets with Galilee leaders, discusses rehabilitation, return to the North

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Galilee to discuss regional recovery, development plans, and the return of students to school.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with local leaders in the Galilee, September 1, 2025.

Economic and moral bloom: We must bring tourism back to the north

Combining investment in northern tourism with a global campaign for Jews worldwide can create economic and moral growth. This is a vital national interest, not just a gift to the north.

Montfort Lake

'Together we will rebuild the North': IDF Northern Command head reaffirms commitment to its defense

"Returning home and beginning the school year, even in the shadow of war, is a source of pride," Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo said, "it is a testament to strength, steadfastness, and an unbreakable spirit.

 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.

Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea

Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.

Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea.

Twice as nice: The Metaylim hotel chain invites twins for a free vacation

A special Twins Day deal: Twins aged 2–99 stay free at Metaylim hotels. Enjoy a nature-filled vacation in the North or Arava - no charge for lodging at any of the 8 hotel locations.

The Yeshuah family twins

Months after launch, Israel’s ‘Northern Shield’ initiative completes only 30% of shelters

As of the latest update, 600 safe rooms are under construction out of the 1,900 planned for communities within zero to one kilometer of the Israel-Lebanon border.

The Northern Shield program (Magen Hatzafon) builds bomb shelters in northern borden communities,

Northern Israel’s recovery: Addressing trauma, economic challenges, and renewal - opinion

Today, less than half of the displaced residents have returned home. PTSD has surged 33% among residents, with children and parents bearing profound emotional wounds.

 SOLDIERS ARRIVE at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon struck a home in Kiryat Shmona last November.

'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found

Jaw, wing bone, and tooth of Eotephradactylus mcintireae (209.2 Ma) reveal a floodplain ecosystem with fish, giant amphibians, and early turtles before the end-Triassic mass extinction.

 'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found.

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Another reason to visit the North: 185-room hotel to be built in a surprising Galilee location

The Northern District approved a large hotel in Regba, Western Galilee, incorporating Crusader-era ruins. Officials say the north is on track to recover - perhaps even beyond pre-war levels.

 (Illustrative) A rendering of the hotel to be opened in Regba, Israel.