The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/majdal-shams/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:01:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Majdal Shams | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/majdal-shams/ 32 32 Daily Briefing Mar. 29 – Northerners feel grim amid war but firm on need to defeat Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-mar-29-northerners-feel-grim-amid-war-but-firm-on-need-to-defeat-hezbollah/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:20:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3790152&preview=true&preview_id=3790152 Reporters Diana Bletter and Sue Surkes discuss sense of isolation in Kiryat Shmona and Haifa, trauma help for Arab Israelis, and hospitals' efforts to treat patients underground

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]]> Scathing UN report demands Syria probe abuses during clashes with Druze; 1,700 were killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/scathing-un-report-demands-syria-investigate-abuses-during-deadly-clashes-with-druze/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:02:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3788859 Investigators find 'no indication' that Damascus looked into human rights violations committed by forces, detail 'widespread looting, systematic burning' against Druze civilians

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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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]]> After years of hesitation, more Druze of the Golan Heights seek Israeli citizenship https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-years-of-hesitation-more-druze-of-the-golan-heights-seek-israeli-citizenship/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:03:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3776387 Spurred by a deadly Hezbollah rocket and the fall of the Assad regime, northern Golan residents abandon historic ties to Syria and look to strengthen their Israeli identity

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]]> In Druze town of Majdal Shams, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-druze-town-of-majdal-shams-residents-mourn-one-tragedy-while-fearing-another/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:32:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3605181 As hundreds pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, locals fleetingly reunited with long-lost relatives threatened by sectarian violence

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]]> IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-dozens-of-druze-from-israel-still-remain-in-syria-after-rushing-border/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:54:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3600250 Army says there were no further crossings overnight, is working to patch up holes in fence; Kurdish official urges Sharaa to rethink approach to minorities

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]]> Hailing Israel as protector, Israel’s Druze reunite with relatives along the Syrian border https://www.timesofisrael.com/hailing-israel-as-protector-israels-druze-reunite-with-relatives-along-the-syrian-border/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:53:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3600169 After violence broke out in Druze-majority Sweida, 1,000 Israeli Druze burst through the fence into Syria. Most have returned, bringing a sense of relief that the IDF joined the fray

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]]> Border chaos as 1,000 Druze breach frontier into Syria; heavy IDF strikes hit Damascus https://www.timesofisrael.com/border-chaos-as-1000-druze-breach-frontier-into-syria-heavy-idf-strikes-hit-damascus/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:19:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3599386 IDF attempts to stop Syrian Druze from entering Israel; death toll in Syrian regime attacks on Sweida nears 250; IDF airstrikes hit Syrian general staff HQ, near presidential palace, army convoys

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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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]]> ‘Maybe God put Druze in Israel to save the Druze there’: Minority fights for Syrian cousins https://www.timesofisrael.com/maybe-god-put-druze-in-israel-to-save-the-druze-there-minority-fights-for-syrian-cousins/ Wed, 14 May 2025 09:36:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3546239 For the 150,000-strong member Druze community, attacks against their brethren across the border cause concern and a commitment to strengthen their rights as Israeli citizens

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 432 – ToI reports from a Druze village on Syria’s border https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-11-day-432-toi-reports-from-a-druze-village-on-syrias-border/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:37:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437395&preview=true&preview_id=3437395 Reporter Diana Bletter on the complicated identities of Israeli-born Druze as they hope to see loved ones in Syria soon; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on the PM's first day at court

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]]> On Syrian border in war-struck Majdal Shams, Assad’s fall sparks hope for Israel’s Druze https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-war-struck-majdal-shams-assads-fall-sparks-hope-for-israels-druze/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:08:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435971 While some Golan Heights residents dream of seeing their relatives in Syria again, others express 'complicated' emotions, reconsidering their identity and where they belong

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]]> New curriculum to highlight Druze community and its ties to the state, ministry says https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-curriculum-to-highlight-druze-community-and-its-ties-to-the-state-ministry-says/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:35:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3422730 Announcement of program for middle school students comes days after the Jewish Agency elected a first Druze representative to its Board of Governors

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]]> Women travel to Majdal Shams to help mothers of children killed in Hezbollah attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/women-travel-to-majdal-shams-to-help-mothers-of-children-killed-in-hezbollah-attack/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:21:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3376008 Aware of the need for mental health support in the Druze town that lost 12 children, volunteers cross a cultural divide, offering alternative treatments to ease grief

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]]> Three wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; 30 rockets fired at north on Sunday https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-wounded-by-hezbollah-anti-tank-missile-30-rockets-fired-at-north-on-sunday/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:59:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3366374 IDF strikes targets in Lebanon; Defense Minister Gallant vows the north's suffering 'won't be in vain' as he visits Majdal Shams, where Hezbollah rocket killed 12 children in July

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