Kiryat shmona

All city buses in Eilat and Kiryat Shmona will be replaced with electric buses

Egged and Transport Ministry will convert two more cities to zero-emission public transport by end-2026. By year-end, Egged will operate 900 electric buses in Israel, including 200 intercity buses.

Egged electric buses.
Israeli Kindergarten in Northern Israel

One-third of students not registered for school in Kiryat Shmona, mayor warns

Electric Egged bus.

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Yoel Zilberman together with participants from Hashomer Hachadash Youth today in the Eshkol region.

Second Hashomer Hachadash youth conference opens with series of activities in the Gaza Envelope


Beacon of Resilience: Medical Center Rises as Symbol of Hope for Israel’s North

Amidst evacuations and Hezbollah threats, construction of Kiryat Shmona’s new medical center, supported by JNF-USA, continues unabated — providing hope and future healthcare services in the north.

 Kiryat Shmona medical center rendering

IDF strikes southern Lebanon after Hamas fires rockets into Israel's north

The IDF targeted the sources of the launch. 

 Clouds of smoke rise from Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, as sources in Lebanon reported Israeli airstrikes killed at least two Hezbollah members, February 26, 2024

'Hezbollah is escalating': Israeli mayor warns northern Israelis

Avichai Stern warned residents to "not take any excess risk. For anyone still in the city, this is the time to make a phone call and leave."

 Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024

Nasrallah: America wants Hamas eliminated more than Israel does

The Hezbollah leader warned during the speech that Israel would "pay in blood" for civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah.

 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon February 16, 2024

Hezbollah fires rocket barrage after Israel targets terrorist commander

Hezbollah military commander Abbas al Dabs, known by his nickname Hajj Abdullah, was killed in the strike, Sky News Arabia reported.

 A man operates a drone over olive trees in Nabatieh area, Lebanon October 25, 2018

Hundreds of Israeli homes damaged by Hezbollah strikes since war began

Around 80,000 northern residents evacuated their homes in October under fire by Hezbollah once the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza started.

 Breakdown of damage caused by Hezbollah rockets in Israel's North, February 1, 2024

What is Israel's solution for tens of thousands of evacuees?

A full building for rent? State offers innovative solution for evacuees left behind amid Israel-Hamas War.

  Kiryat Shmona: The residents were evacuated from their homes

Rockets shower northern Israel, IAF strikes Hezbollah command center

The IDF confirmed that numerous rockets had been fired at Israel from Lebanon.

 PREPARING FOR a joint mission? US and Israeli fighter jets participate in the Juniper Oak drill over the Negev in January.

Unfazed by Hezbollah: Construction demand remains strong in Kiryat Shmona

Kiryat Shmona sees high demand: Israel Land Authority picks winner for 12-unit construction in Yuval neighborhood complex, the area's final available lot among 1,000 apartments.

  Kiryat Shmona.

Israelis in North face barrage of Hezbollah rockets, guided missiles

Kibbutz Sasa, a microcosm of Israel's north, is hit by Hezbollah rockets and guided missiles. Now, residents who came back or never left are considering evacuating.

 Israeli artillery unit stationed near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, December 12, 2023