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Western Galilee

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
Shoppers in Souq Faisal in the town of Mazra'a, on the edge of Nahariya, on June 8, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
June 8, 2026, 9:02 pm
How do Israelis in the north feel about renewed fighting with Iran? Check out the supermarket
After Iran fired a volley of missiles at northern Israel, and the region appeared back to the edge of all-out war, people went shopping for food, almost as usual
By Diana Bletter
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
Dr. Nadia Khir, right, the first female Druze doctor in Israel, consults with a Druze woman in the Clalit health clinic in Julis, Western Galilee, on May 22, 2026. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2026, 7:12 am
First female Druze doctor in Israel awarded prize for breaking barriers
Dr. Nadia Khir honored with prestigious Habama Shelahen prize for blazing trail 35 years ago; ‘wanted to help’ women in her community who couldn’t seek care from male practitioners
By Diana Bletter
Ora Hatan, one of the honorary torchlighters at the state’s annual Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026, stands in her new restaurant in her house in Shtula on April 13, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
April 21, 2026, 8:59 pm
Volunteer cook who pampers IDF troops under Hezbollah fire lights Independence Day torch
Ora Hatan, whose mother was honored in 2008, is chosen for her ‘determination’ as she stays put on the Lebanese border, feeding soldiers even after a rocket destroyed her family restaurant
By Diana Bletter
The northern city of Nahariya, April 13, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
April 17, 2026, 2:27 pm
No rockets but no relief: Nahariya residents see no end to war despite Lebanon ceasefire
After six weeks of relentless Hezbollah attacks, residents of northern Israeli city feel bewildered and betrayed by the government’s seemingly sudden decision to stop fighting
By Diana Bletter
Yonatan Schwartz, left, with Yaniv, Tsur, and their dog, Lev, in front of their restaurant in Moshav Liman that was damaged during the 2024 conflict with Hezbollah on March 10, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
March 12, 2026, 9:26 am
Under a rain of Hezbollah missiles, determined northern farmers still sow for the future
Grateful to come home after being forced to flee for 14 months or longer after Oct. 7, residents of Moshav Liman try to rebuild their lives amid another round of war and more missiles
By Diana Bletter
Children jump at trampoline practice in Shlomi on July 31, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2025, 8:17 am
Treating ‘collective traumas,’ northern town of Shlomi looks to bounce back after war
Mayor Gabi Naaman says he expects 95% of residents evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks to return, promising ‘hope and security’ with troops protecting border from inside Lebanon
By Diana Bletter
Dror Miro, a fourth-generation coppersmith, holds his 'Rising Lion' plate he designed and made in the old city of Acre on June 16, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
June 19, 2025, 10:07 am
In the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Acre, residents push for a united front against Iran
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
By Diana Bletter
Shula Giladi stands in the bathroom of her house in Shtula, damaged during the Israel-Hezbollah war on May 23, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
May 30, 2025, 4:39 pm
Six months after ceasefire, some in north are slow to recover as fears of new fight lurk
Rebuilding amid detritus of 13-month war, Shtula residents embark on a prolonged comeback, while Kibbutz Sasa mourns loss of elderly evacuees who couldn’t stand to be away
By Diana Bletter
Druze clerics greet each other as they await visiting counterparts from Syria in a bus through a border barrier guarded by Israeli soldiers, near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
May 14, 2025, 12:36 pm
‘Maybe God put Druze in Israel to save the Druze there’: Minority fights for Syrian cousins
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
By Diana Bletter
Malak Khizran, right, with her mother, Malika, at their home in the Druze village of Yarka, Western Galilee, adjacent to Julis, on March 4, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
March 11, 2025, 12:46 pm
Oft-overlooked Druze see new NIS 3.9 billion plan as step to address old grievances
After a Haifa stabbing attack mislabeled as terrorism sent fear through the close-knit Druze community last week, Sunday’s government package sparks hope as ‘end to painful issues’
By Diana Bletter
Adeb Mazal, head of the Bedouin village Arab al-Aramshe, stands in the community center that was destroyed in an April 2024 Hezbollah rocket attack on March 2, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
March 4, 2025, 8:28 am
Bedouin and Jewish residents who evacuated from north return home to mourn and rebuild
With schools now open, the communities of Arab al-Aramshe and neighboring Kibbutz Adamit in the Western Galilee rethink their ‘naivete’ about dangers beyond the border
By Diana Bletter
Ori Shaked holds up a charred robot vacuum in his house on Kibbutz Hanita that was destroyed in an October 13, 2023 Hezbollah rocket attack on January 6, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
January 8, 2025, 1:37 am
Inside the Lebanon-border closed military zone, kibbutz members prepare to start over
The tenuous Hezbollah ceasefire is still in place as Hanita and Rosh Hanikra residents make rare visits to their homes to salvage what few belongings are not shattered
By Diana Bletter
Miro Vahknin, a member of the first response team of Rosh Hanikra, in his hair salon in Nahariya on November 26, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
November 26, 2024, 5:06 pm
Northern evacuees question whether a ceasefire deal is enough to see them home
While some officials and residents express dismay at a continued lack of security plans for their communities, others dream of returning to their fields — or at least ‘normal’ life
By Diana Bletter
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