Northern Israel

'Performative, lacking significance': Northern mayor slams gov't over Kiryat Shmona cabinet meeting

Davidi said the ministers’ arrival in the north, more than two years after the war began, amounts to “a certificate of poverty” for the government.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026|ByELI ASHKENAZI

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.

An employee of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority inspects a burnt tree following a rocket attack from bordering Lebanon, at the Tel Dan nature reserve in northern Israel in November 2024.

The land still burns: Israel’s damaged forests face long road to recovery after war

After two years of war, Israel is counting the environmental costs – from blackened forests in the North to degraded soil in the South

JANUARY 27, 2026|BySAM HALPERN

Council for Higher Education approves the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee.

Council for Higher Education approves Kiryat Shmona University in effort to rebuild northern Israel

"The decision to approve the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee is a central step in the process of restoring and strengthening Kiryat Shmona," said Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

JANUARY 21, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Defense Minister Israel Katz called for the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority to develop a multi-year plan to address earthquake preparedness.

JANUARY 19, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

Israel arrests five for stealing millions from public war funds for evacuees

In total, it is believed the five individuals misappropriated tens of millions of shekels.

APRIL 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of evacuees and US dollars

Seven projects in one month: The company leading the North’s urban renewal

Av-Gad announces seven tenant bids in one month, all in the Krayot and the North, totaling approximately 4,000 new housing units.

MARCH 29, 2025ByWALLA/REALESTATE

Israel at war day 535: What happend in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

Hamas publishes hostage video • IDF encircles Tel Sultan in new Gaza ground operations

MARCH 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Night time Operation of the Paratroopers Brigade in Syria, March 25, 2025.

Jewish National Fund-USA is building Israel’s future and expanding it's circle of impact

Tali Tzour Avner, Jewish National Fund-USA’s Chief Israel Officer, speaks of the organization’s major projects that are making significant inroads in Israel’s north and south.

MARCH 20, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA

VOLUNTEERS HELP rebuild a kibbutz in southern Israel.

Returning home: A Kiryat Shmona family’s journey after a year of evacuation

Anna Livadenko, the mother of two young children from northern Israel, highlighted that the family did not have anywhere else to stay or a big family to lean on

MARCH 16, 2025ByEVE YOUNG

Kids return to school for the first time since the beginning of the war, in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 9, 2025.

From struggle to strength: Nahariya overcomes challenges and shapes its future

Nahariya’s transformation into a beacon of economic hope for the Galilee.

MARCH 11, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH RASHI FOUNDATION

(Illustrative): Two girls are seen at the beach.

Mount Hermon reopens for visitors for first time since Oct 7

"There is a great buzz this morning," said Rafael Naveh, CEO of the Mount Hermon site. "We have been waiting for this moment for too long, and we welcome it.

MARCH 4, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN

Israelis can begin enjoying the snow in Mount Hermon.

Fifth of Israelis displaced by war out of work, survey shows

Around a third of Israeli households have reported a fall in their incomes since the start of the war, a proportion that reached as high as 44% among households in the north.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByREUTERS