The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/galilee/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Galilee | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/galilee/ 32 32 IDF reveals key Hezbollah command tunnel network near south Lebanon’s Beaufort https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-reveals-key-hezbollah-command-tunnel-network-near-south-lebanons-beaufort/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:12:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3838362 Hundreds of operatives were stationed in multi-level underground site, which includes water and electricity, anti-tank and anti-aircraft capabilities, an operating room

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]]> Facing violence on all fronts, Arab Israelis are unprecedentedly open to mental health help https://www.timesofisrael.com/facing-violence-on-all-fronts-arab-israelis-are-unprecedentedly-open-to-mental-health-help/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:19:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772942 After 18 months of expanded activity in Arabic-speaking towns, the Community Stress Prevention Center in northern Israel starts to see stigmas breaking down, uptick in calls

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]]> ‘Learn your lesson’: Inscribed 2,100-year-old sling bullet found in the Golan https://www.timesofisrael.com/learn-your-lesson-inscribed-2100-year-old-sling-bullet-found-in-the-galilee/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:22:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3778807 Artifact was possibly used by the Greek defenders of the city of Hippos against the Hasmonean army of King Alexander Jannaeus in 101 BCE

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]]> Nature society calls to freeze ‘land grab’ retroactively legalizing Galilee farm buildings https://www.timesofisrael.com/spni-calls-to-freeze-land-grab-retroactively-legalizing-galilee-farm-buildings/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:15:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772079 SPNI says Agriculture Ministry plan to legitimize illegal structures on lands equivalent in size to Tel Aviv-Jaffa includes areas in nature reserves, national parks, forests

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]]> Rare proof of Galilee’s forgotten 4th-century Jewish Revolt revealed in hidden coin hoard https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-proof-of-galilees-forgotten-4th-century-jewish-revolt-revealed-in-hidden-coin-hoard/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:03:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3645144 22 bronze coins found secreted in Huqoq near the Sea of Galilee show Jews used subterranean hideaways during the little-known Gallus Revolt of 351 CE

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]]> Ruins revealed by wildfire boost Galilean site’s claim as New Testament’s Bethsaida https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruins-revealed-by-wildfire-boost-galilean-sites-claim-as-new-testaments-bethsaida/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:16:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3628298 3-day blaze clears vegetation concealing parts of el-Araj on northern shore of Sea of Galilee, adding kindling to theory that location was hometown of St. Peter visited by Jesus

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]]> Roman-era gold jewelry found at Hippos testifies to wealth of city likely visited by Jesus https://www.timesofisrael.com/roman-era-gold-jewelry-found-at-hippos-testifies-to-wealth-of-city-likely-visited-by-jesus/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:24:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3605379 Although found out of context, unearthed ring and earrings shed light on ancient Galilean affluence in the first centuries of the Common Era

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]]> In the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Acre, residents push for a united front against Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-mixed-jewish-and-arab-city-of-acre-residents-push-for-a-united-front-against-iran/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:07:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3574858 The eerily quiet bazaar of the coastal Western Galilee city has been rocked by riots, COVID-19, and now another conflict - yet residents can't imagine another home

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]]> Herzog visit ‘warms our hearts,’ say Tamra residents mourning 4 killed in Iran strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-visit-warms-our-hearts-say-tamra-residents-mourning-4-killed-in-iran-strike/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:15:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3577213 President condemns reactions by some Jews who celebrated attack on predominantly Muslim city of 37,000. 'The majority of Israelis want peace and coexistence,' locals say

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]]> Deadly Iranian missile ‘brought out the hatred’ inside Israel, Tamra residents say https://www.timesofisrael.com/deadly-iranian-missile-brought-out-the-hatred-inside-israel-tamra-residents-say/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:09:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3573753 Coexistence tested after video shows Jewish Israeli man cheering projectile that killed four in the Arab Israeli community near Haifa

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]]> Reflecting the times, Israel Festival to be held in north and south, as well as Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/reflecting-the-times-israel-festival-to-be-held-in-north-and-south-as-well-as-jerusalem/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 02:32:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3564090 64th edition of annual cultural event focuses on performances that reflect the ongoing war; no visiting performers in festival that used to host international participants

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]]> In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts of faith — and displays of power https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-early-christian-holy-land-private-churches-rose-as-acts-of-faith-and-displays-of-power/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:02:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3528397 During 4th-7th century CE, new research shows, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal synagogue

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]]> Could 1,600-year-old Galilee synagogue rewrite history of Jewish life under the Romans? https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-a-grand-1600-year-old-synagogue-rewrite-the-history-of-jewish-life-in-christian-rome/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:22:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3489887 New radiocarbon dating at grand Huqoq sanctuary near Tiberias puts its construction after the empire embraced Christianity, suggests Jews in Holy Land still enjoyed 'relative prosperity'

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]]> ‘New chapter’: Syrian Druze clerics enter Israel for first pilgrimage since 1948 https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-chapter-syrian-druze-clerics-enter-israel-for-first-pilgrimage-there-since-1948/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:10:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3502869 60 clerics pray at tomb of Nabi Shuaib, the most important Druze religious site, are set to meet leader of Israeli community; other Syrian Druze strongly oppose trip

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]]> Prehistoric artifacts from Israel prove our ancestors made art 100,000 years ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/prehistoric-artifacts-from-israel-prove-our-ancestors-made-art-100000-years-ago/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:31:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3476742 New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began earlier than 50,000 years ago as previously believed

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