Northern Israel

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. The North needs a comprehensive recovery plan that addresses immediate trauma and long-term resilience, states the writer.
Nvidia offices

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

 The Assaf Winery in the Golan Heights

Assaf Winery blends rich wines, rustic cabins, and farm-fresh fare into a village experience

View of a large fire in open areas near Kadita, in the Galilee area, northern Israel, on June 12, 2024

Netanyahu government's assistance to northern Israelis 'incomplete,' comptroller says


Org. launches 'Northward' project to support farms in Israel's North

Farmers in the north have been lacking the agricultural manpower required to harvest orchards, work on vineyards, and perform other tasks.

 Volunteers from Connections in Agriculture working in north Israel, June 2025.

Israel Police searching for missing person in Lake Kinneret, personal belongings found

The individual's personal belongings were discovered on Ein Gev Beach during a search on Sunday night, police said.

 An Israel Police patrol boat and helicopter seen scanning Lake Kinneret, or the Sea of Galilee, in Israel's North, June 9, 2025

Visit the Golan Heights before summer: Cherry picking, nature, and history

A spring escape to the Golan Heights, Kibbutz El-Rom, and beyond.

 Cherries found alongside the hiking trails in the Odem Forest in the Golan Heights.

Education is the key to rebuilding the North - opinion

Investing in education on the periphery is about securing the future of Israel's society.

 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.

What are two Lebanese monkeys doing in a house in the Israel's North?

Inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority collected the monkeys and took them into care.

A baby vervet monkey in Zanzibar, November 2005

Local heads call for urgent solutions as North and South struggle post-Hamas attack

Local leaders from Israel’s South and North emphasized the need for solutions to immediate problems for evacuees and residents in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and ensuing war. 

 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.

Ayalim’s young Zionist force rebuilds communities in Israel’s north and south

“If you want a picture of victory, we need to bring back the people to the north and south of Israel,” said Gon Soussana.

 Sigal Barzelay, CEO, Ayalim Association and Gon Soussana, Head of the Community development, Ayalim Association

Reviving cities: The New Zionism

In the wake of war, the Rashi Foundation is spearheading efforts to rebuild Israel’s northern and southern periphery—framing economic growth and social resilience as the new face of Zionism.

 Michal Cohen, CEO of the Rashi Foundation

NIS 500 for a tent for the family: The new glamping that opened in the north

The partnership between Kibbutz Ortal and Nir David Tourism has led to the creation of a new glamping site at the kibbutz in the Golan, the first to open in the area since the war.

Glamping in Kibbutz Ortal

Police thwart murder attempt in Israel's North after gunfight with suspect

A police officer was seriously wounded in the incident. Two of the three members were pronounced dead from the gunfire.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

Northern Israel grapples with fears and the long road home - watch

As rockets fall silent—for now—residents, soldiers, builders, and entrepreneurs race to rebuild northern Israel, balancing trauma, hope, courage, and politics.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG is briefed on the security situation as he looks out at Lebanon from Metula.