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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.
Ein Yorke'am.

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


Haifa Film Festival brings joy back to the city

The opening ceremony combined a warm embrace of cinema with a somber reflection on those who lost their lives and were kidnapped on October 7.

 Master of ceremony at Haifa opening Lior Ashkenazi (left) with Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav.

'We went for a bad deal': Former Northern Project Coordinator criticizes Lebanon ceasefire

"In my opinion, the agreement was made hastily," Marom noted.

A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Stone Age artifacts from a land that sank 9,000 years ago were retrieved from the seabed

An average of 50 square miles of land were lost every year between 8000 BCE and 6500 BCE.

 Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of Stone Age artifacts on the seafloor of the North Sea. Cromer, Norfolk.

Clearing the way for evacuees to return, IDF clears ordnance in North

IDF personnel cleared military equipment from over 40 communities in northern Israel that were used as military assembly points.

 IDF soldiers operate to remove military equipment, ordnance from northern communities. December 22, 2024

Job seekers in Israel drop to 165k in November amid post-war recovery

Northern ceasefire hints at job market improvement as Israel’s job seekers decline to lowest since war's start.

The unemployment bureau

Nahal Ayun awaits restoration, northern nature reserves open to visitors

Second Round: The Israel Nature and Parks Authority reopens Tel Dan, Banias, Snir, Hurshat Tal, and Ein Afek reserves, while Nahal Ayun remains closed for restoration.

 Snir Stream

The north breathes again: Isrotel hotels reopen after the ceasefire

Following the security calm, Isrotel reopens its hotels in the Galilee and Carmel, including Mitzpe Hayamim, Carmel Forest, and Gomeh, offering winter vacations to the nostalgic Israeli public.

 Gomeh hotel

Northern business owners seize ceasefire: "Time to get back to work"

After a tough year, northern guesthouse owners hope to return to normalcy under the ceasefire, with some already receiving bookings.

 Olea Complex

Tender completed for 2,000 protected rooms in northern border communities

Amigur's tender includes over 2,000 protected rooms in 21 northern border communities, with Oron Infrastructure building 40% for NIS 80 million.

 Direct hit in the community of Shtula in northern Israel following Hezbollah attack.

'A difference between quiet and security': Northern council head responds to Lebanon ceasefire

In an interview, the head of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council doubted the ability of the ceasefire deal to remove Hezbollah's threat to residents of northern Israel.

 View of the northern Israeli town of Avivim which was hit by rockets fired from Lebanon into Northern Israel. November 26, 2024.