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An endangered Gilboa iris blooms on Mount Barkan, northern Israel, in March 2024. (Times of Israel)
April 9, 2024, 3:49 pm
Abundant rainfall helps endangered Gilboa iris spring back
After drastic decline 15 years ago, count of iconic flower shows significant increase
By Sue Surkes
A dead common kestrel at the foot of a wind turbine at Sirin in 2017. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
July 20, 2022, 5:19 am
Environment minister seeks moratorium on new wind farms to probe impact on nature
Ministry says 200 new turbines, some as high as Israel’s tallest towers, planned for gusty Golan and other areas, endangering wildlife, with protective tech having ‘zero effect’
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of a mosquito biting through skin. (iStock by Getty Images/nechaev-kon)
August 19, 2020, 8:26 pm
West Nile fever is back, and coronavirus sufferers told to take ‘extra care’
Environmental Protection Ministry finds infected mosquitoes in Kishon Stream in north; Yotvata, Ketura, Eliphaz and Grofit in south
By Sue Surkes
View of the Jezreel Valley from Mount Gilboa in northern Israel, May 21, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 2, 2017, 11:17 pm
Man dies after falling off cliff in northern Israel
First responders rescue his wife who was climbing with him; separately, man dies in zipline accident
By ToI Staff
Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters on February 6, 2016, after the IDF blocked off the entrance to Qabatiya outside Jenin, following a terror attack in Jerusalem that left one Border Police officer dead and two injured. (Haytham Shtayeh/Flash90)
October 4, 2016, 9:58 am
While Hebron gets the press, Jenin and Tulkarem are the sleeping giants Israel should be worried about
Maj. Hanan Shwartz of the Menashe Brigade discusses Palestinian security cooperation, olive harvests and the round-the-clock effort to keep two West Bank cities calm
By Judah Ari Gross
FILE: A knife found on the body of a Palestinian driver who was killed when he attempted to ram IDF soldiers at a checkpoint north of Hebron, December 11, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 11, 2015, 1:00 pm
Palestinian driver killed as he attempts to ram soldiers
Troops open fire at vehicle as it speeds toward them at Halhul Junction, north of Hebron; no Israelis hurt; large knife found on attacker’s body
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli security forces stand guard at the Gilboa/Jalama checkpoint, located north of the West Bank town of Jenin, on October 24, 2015. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
December 11, 2015, 11:50 am
Palestinian shoots at guards at Gilboa crossing
No Israelis injured in attack; assailant wounded in return fire, escapes in commercial vehicle; PA police said to have nabbed suspect
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli security forces stand guard at the Gilboa/Jalama checkpoint, located north of the West Bank town of Jenin, on October 24, 2015. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
November 3, 2015, 10:58 am
Attack thwarted near West Bank checkpoint, IDF says
Knife and explosives found on suspect at site that has seen a rash of attacks in recent days; army closes crossing
By Raoul Wootliff
Israeli security forces stand guard at the Gilboa/Jalama checkpoint, located north of the West Bank town of Jenin, on October 24, 2015. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
November 2, 2015, 9:25 am
Attackers try to stab soldier near West Bank checkpoint
One assailant shot and killed, second person arrested near Gilboa Crossing north of Jenin, in second attack in three days at checkpoint
By ToI Staff
Police cordon off a crime scene in the northern village of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam after a man was accused of murdering his mother on May 2, 2015. (screen shot: Ynet)
May 2, 2015, 8:25 pm
Galilee man accused of killing his mother
30-year-old arrested after allegedly stabbing mom in dispute over his engagement
By ToI Staff
The flowers of the Gilboa (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
January 17, 2015, 10:38 am
In the Gilboa Mountains, the wildflowers defy King David’s curse
A scenic route through the hills is a stepping stone to hikes, overlooks, picnic sites, bike paths, and dozens of breathtaking views that vary with the seasons
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Doctor Ali Zoabi (Photo credit: Channel 10 screen capture)
August 18, 2014, 8:10 am
Neighbors try to block Arab doctor over son’s Facebook post
Residents issue racist rants, call to keep Ali Zoabi from building house in small northern community of Nurit
By Itamar Sharon
Adam Ross
May 28, 2012, 6:02 pm
Adam Ross
Occupation, inspiration or all of the above?
You can’t live in this country and ignore that there are serious problems here. But if you walk around with all of those problems weighing down on your shoulders, you’ll be popping heart medication at each meal just to get through the day
Israeli children out hiking. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
April 8, 2012, 6:52 pm
Israelis brave the heat on Passover
Nearly half-a-million people crowd the country’s parks and reserves
By Yifa Yaakov
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