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A view of Kiryat Shmona, February 12, 2026 (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
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Home prices in Kiryat Shmona are down 5-15% since 2023
‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars
By Zev Stub
In Kiryat Shmona and across the Galilee, shuttered businesses, slow returns and shifting demand for homes indicate a patchy recovery after more than two years of conflict
Eyal Greenwald, marketing manager of Kfar Blum Kayaks, stands in front of a sign that reads, 'We also missed the Galilee!' on Kibbutz Kfar Blum, in the Upper Galilee, on August 11, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
August 18, 2026, 9:55 am
‘There’s plenty of water in the river’: Israelis trickle north amid tourism drought
With IDF still in Lebanon, foreign tourists absent, and possibility of resumed war looming, business is down in Upper Galilee even as locals rally
By Diana Bletter
Rescuers search for Elhanan Karni, 12, after he fell into the Jordan River in northern Israel, August 9, 2026. He was later found and pronounced dead at the scene. (Israel Fire and Rescue Service)
August 9, 2026, 9:01 pm
12-year-old boy drowns in Jordan River after falling from raft
Child goes missing during family trip, is declared dead following hour-long search; elsewhere in north, 16-year-old boy dies in rappelling accident
By ToI Staff
Ori Eliyahu at On The Border Cafe in Shtula, on the border with Lebanon, on July 14, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 19, 2026, 4:35 pm
On Lebanese border, a village still in Hezbollah crosshairs prepares for comeback
As part of a $6 billion push, government campaign to attract residents to northern frontline communities starts Sunday; Shtula, with 60% of its prewar population, to get 15 new homes
By Diana Bletter
A married couple from Thailand, known as Qwon, left, and Tay, participate in the Shavuot celebration in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, where they work in the avocado groves, on May 21, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 11, 2026, 9:35 am
Braving war losses and tough conditions, Thai workers stay rooted in Israeli agriculture
51 foreign laborers from Thailand have been killed by terror groups since 2023, and 31 were among the Oct. 7 hostages, but that hasn’t caused them to flee Israel’s fields and groves
By Diana Bletter
Choreographer Adi Boutrous' new dance will premiere at the 2026 Israel Festival, July 28-August 20, 2026 (Ascaf)
July 5, 2026, 2:13 pm
Israel Festival to mark 65 years with aerial feats, hostage songs and art in wartime
Three-week festival, running July 28 to August 20, will feature music, dance, spoken word and theater created over recent years of war and recovery
By Jessica Steinberg
June 29, 2026, 1:47 pm
Daily Briefing June 29: Can anyone build a coalition without the Haredi and Arab parties?
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses the Knesset’s packed agenda and how Israel’s political parties are positioning themselves ahead of the October election
By Gabriella Jacobs and Ariela Karmel
BTL factory workers meet, following an announcement of the closure of the production line and planned layoffs, December 4, 2022. (Courtesy/ Histadrut labor federation)
June 17, 2026, 7:58 pm
After more than 50 years, US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney is shutting down Israel factory
Following four years of struggle to prevent the closure of the plant, formerly owned by the Wertheimer family, BTL’s 600 workers in the north will be laid off
By Sharon Wrobel
Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa in a prehistoric cave near Fureidis in Northern Israel. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 12, 2026, 4:19 pm
‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan
A site near Fureidis, south of Haifa, was occupied by early humans around 300,000 years ago, right before Home Sapiens and Neanderthals emerged in the region
By Rossella Tercatin
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
June 3, 2026, 3:02 pm
Daily Briefing June 3: Coalition MKs boast on X after screaming at Arab lawmakers
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses overnight Knesset vote on controversial bills, further delays on aid for the north, and coalition thuggery in discussion on settler violence
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 2:11 am
Funds for war-torn north delayed as Smotrich forges ahead with tax breaks for settlements
NIS 5 billion aid package stalls even as a West Bank settlements benefits bill advances; local leaders and opposition accuse government of abandoning communities battered by Hezbollah
By Ariela Karmel
Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Jessica Steinberg for Daily Briefing podcast (ToI)
May 31, 2026, 2:09 pm
Daily Briefing May 31: After 26 years, IDF retakes Lebanon’s Beaufort fortress
Political writer Tal Schneider explains why Israel’s hands are tied as Hezbollah fires missiles at the north; plus, possible dates for elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Tal Schneider
Ayala Ben-David, left, and Galia Handelman, librarians who work now in the temporary library in Shlomi since the regular library was destroyed by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2024, on May 27, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
May 28, 2026, 9:44 pm
As Israel widens war against Hezbollah, northern town of Shlomi hunkers down
While all residents evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks in 2023 have returned, the town’s ‘ordinary’ routine is disrupted by almost daily first-person view drones, rocket fire and explosions
By Diana Bletter
Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the Nabatieh village in southern Lebanon on May 22, 2026. (Abbas Fakih/AFP)
May 22, 2026, 8:38 pm
IDF kills Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, as drones trigger border sirens
Syrian girl said killed as Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked rescuers; Lebanon says soldiers loyal to the army after US sanctions officer tied to Hezbollah
By Stav Levaton, AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police investigate the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 18, 2026, 11:12 am
Mayor of Arab town in north shot and seriously hurt, alongside his deputy
Suheil Milhim, council head of Jadeidi-Makr, in serious condition, deputy moderately injured; local resident arrested as suspect; Herzog: ‘Serious and shocking’ event
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
Golan Regional Council Deputy Head Yaakov Selavan, left, stands with Reut Tal-Levy, head of demographic growth in the Golan Heights, in a new neighborhood in Odem, on April 20, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
May 9, 2026, 7:24 am
The quiet frontier? With minefields cleared, Golan Heights readies for construction boom
Despite local volatility, residents brace for speedy growth and bolstered infrastructure as part of recently approved 5-year plan allocating NIS 1 billion to develop area by 2030
By Diana Bletter
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