Kiryat shmona

Maccabi Haifa F.C. begins rebuilding effort after disappointing season

Barak Bachar and Lior Refaelov say Maccabi Haifa has learned from last season and rebuilt its squad, staff and training structure for the new campaign.

 MACCABI HAIFA Sports Director Lior Refaelov (left) and head coach Barak Bachar (right) outline the club’s rebuilding plans ahead of 2026/27 after last year’s tough season.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026.

As US-Iran peace prospects crumble, return to heavy fighting up to Trump, CENTCOM, Huckabee says

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

Two suspects indicted for running human trafficking network in Haifa, Kiryat Shmona

Hashomer Hachadash new volunteer initiative to support the recovery of Kiryat Shmona

Hashomer Hachadash launches volunteer initiative to support Kiryat Shmona's recovery


Haim Bibas criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calls for focus on north and south

Mayor of Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut and chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, Haim Bibas, criticizes the 'Rabbis Law', calling for more focus on issues in the north and south.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

Strengthening Israel's security: 50 mobile bomb shelters to be installed in North

As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) reevaluates the needs of the 60,000 evacuated and displaced civilians from the North

 Image of one of the mobile bomb shelters to be installed.

As war rages, evacuees from Israel's North long to return home - opinion

Real victory is not only when the hostages are released but also when all those torn from their dwellings are able to return to their homes safely.

 Firefighters work to put out a blaze in Kiryat Shmona at the impact site of a rocket that was fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon at Israel on May 5.

'Fake security, petty politics': Kiryat Shmona mayor blasts Netanyahu over visit

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Eli Zafrani, Likud's mayoral candidate, instead of the current mayor, Avichai Stern, during a situational assessment of the escalating border in Israel's North.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Kiryat Shmona during a situational assessment of escalating tensions with Hezbollah in Israel's North, June 5, 2024

Hezbollah rockets cause forest fire in northern Israel near Kiryat Shmona

Wildfires ignited by Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon ravaged northern Israel. Rescue teams battled flames amid evacuations. Dry weather intensified the crisis. Authorities struggled to contain fires.

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

'Post' gives inside look into northern Israeli ghost towns amid endless war of attrition

Reporters Notebook: The area in the mountains between Safed and Meron, which has been frequently targeted by Hezbollah, felt quiet now, allowing to hear birds chirping. It doesn’t feel like war.

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

Hezbollah terrorists launch Burkan rocket, impacts IDF base, no injuries

The deadly Burkan warhead carries hundreds of kilograms of explosive material and is capable of operating at a redius of 1.5-5 kilometers.

X, formerly Twitter, screenshot appearing to show the aftermath of the collision of a rocket in the area of Kiryat Shmona. June 1, 2024.

‘We must establish a recovery administration for the North’

Michal Cohen, Rashi Foundation CEO, details how the philanthropic sector is filling the void left by the state in caring for Israel’s northern communities.

 IDF SOLDIER at the scene of injuries amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Arab al-Aramashe in northern Israel, April 17

The forgotten citizens of the North: A day on Israel's Lebanese border - comment

The world has forgotten about the displaced Israelis of the North, whose family structures, social interactions, jobs, and communities are lost and dysfunctional.

 THE WRITER is briefed on the Lebanese border by an IDF expert on Hezbollah missiles.

Lack of leadership in Israel is undermining the Gaza war - opinion

It is time that Netanyahu recognizes the gravity of this moment in time and does what is right or steps aside, calls for early elections, and allows the Israeli people to decide who will lead them.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog is flanked by IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at an event for outstanding soldiers at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Independence Day.