As the Lebanon ceasefire holds, Metulla stands empty
Reporter's Notebook: I wanted to meet with Arie Almog, a resident of Metulla who had remained throughout the war.
Hula Valley
IDF Targets Hezbollah Command and Control Centers
The Israel Defense Forces have carried out strikes on Hezbollah’s underground command centers, the IDF said on the evening of October 8. The strikes are some of around 185 targets struck in...
Op-eds
Northern Israel’s borderlands is under shadow of war
There was a time when this area would have been overrun by tourists, the wineries open and flowing.
Op-eds
Israel prepared for Hezbollah response after Beirut strike
The Israel Defense Forces prepared for possible Hezbollah escalation on September 19 and September 20 as the IDF carried out a strike on a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and struck numerous Hezbollah rocket...
Op-eds
The Israel vs. Hezbollah War of 2024 Is Getting Closer to Reality
The Israel Defense Forces are increasingly focused on the prospect of a large conflict developing with Hezbollah in northern Israel. The chances for a major war increased on September 17 when thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded in Lebanon, killing more than two dozen people and wounding thousands.
Op-eds
Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah rocket fire for 11 months of war
Israel is at a juncture today regarding the need to stop the Hezbollah threats along the border, and Israel's northern city is a microcosm of the challenges.
Op-eds
IDF targets Hezbollah’s Radwan Force commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on a Hezbollah commander in the group’s elite Radwan Force, the IDF said on September 10. Mohammad Qassem Al-Sha’a was targeted in the town of...
Op-eds
Hezbollah escalates attacks with over 100 rockets fired in a day
Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets at Israel on September 4, the largest escalation since the group launched several hundred rockets on August 25. The attacks took place amid shifts on other fronts...
Op-eds
Top Israeli officials focus on northern front, returning Israelis to communities
Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant held a strategic discussion with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi and other IDF officials, Gallant’s office said on...
Op-eds
Hezbollah targets the Israeli town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights
Hezbollah expanded its attacks on Israel on August 21, targeting the Israeli town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights with a large barrage of rockets. Hezbollah has hit numerous sites in the Golan in recent...
Op-eds
IDF Officer Killed in Hezbollah Drone Attack on Northern Israel
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer was killed during a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel on August 19. Chief Warrant Officer Mahmud Amaria, a 45-year-old from the Bedouin...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah targets northern Israel with rockets and drones in latest escalation
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with a series of rocket and drone threats on August 15, continuing daily attacks the group says are separate from its threats to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike in...
Op-eds
Majdal Shams on the frontline
Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan, mourns after a devastating rocket attack. Discover the resilience of this community amid tragedy and conflict.
Op-eds
The lack of shelters continues to haunt northern Israel
A drive around Kiryat Shmona and northern Israel, amidst the quiet of the ghost town and the chirping birds, reveals a sense that much more must be done to bring necessary protections.
Op-eds
Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel after senior commander killed
Hezbollah launched rockets at northern Israeli communities hours after a senior Hezbollah commander was killed. An Israeli airstrike killed Muhammad Nimah Nasser in the city of Tyre on the coast...
Op-eds
Hezbollah drone attack injures 18 IDF soldiers
Hezbollah carried out a kamikaze drone attack on June 30 targeting Israeli forces in the northern Golan Heights, severely injuring one IDF soldier and lightly injuring 17 other soldiers. It is the latest...
Op-eds
Kiryat Shmona: Israel’s northern city is a symbol of the threat Hezbollah poses
This sense that Hezbollah is winning is one of the tragedies on display in northern Israel.
Op-eds
Northern Israel is now the key to the country’s future
The north is now in focus because of Hezbollah’s escalation and also because of the recent fires that have swept northern Israel due to Hezbollah attacks.
Op-eds
A peace to be broken: The Golan amid the escalation with Hezbollah
Reporter's notebook: If war comes, this peace will be broken, as it was in 1973, and the heights will once again form a bulwark for Israel against enemies near and far.
Op-eds
Hezbollah publishes drone footage of Israel as Nasrallah issues new warnings
Israeli-Hezbollah tensions increased on June 18 and June 19 as Hezbollah heightened its rhetoric warning of war. Israeli defense officials traveled to northern Israel for an assessment and key discussions...