Mount Hermon

Israeli settler group crosses Syria border again, spends night on Mount Hermon

Following their activities earlier this week, a group of activists once again climbed into the Mount Hermon area, in the newly controlled areas under IDF authority beyond the official border line.

A member of the HaBashan Pioneers movement puts on tefillin on Mount Hermon, July 9, 2026.
 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

Israel’s Syria border dilemma: When activism undermines security policy - analysis

The IDF's Lavi Hummer in an undated photograph

IDF unveils upgraded Hummer, featuring 'first of its kind' turbo system

Mitzpe Hashalom: Twilight settles over the entire expanse of the Kinneret as seen from the wooden cabins of Mitzpe Hashalom, where the cliffside horizon softens into a panoramic evening glow.

Shavuot in the southern Golan: Springs, wineries, and ancient Jewish heritage


Docuseries on the Nephilim to be released: Giants from the Bible, proof in Golan Heights?

Unraveling a Biblical Mystery: Did the Nephilim Giants Exist? Investigating in the Golan Heights, Angels & Giants: The Watchers & the Nephilim docuseries delves deep.

  A ghost wheel in the Golan Heights and its connection to the Nephilim

Will Israel's April showers really bring May flowers?

Saturday night saw Mount Hermon covered with several centimeters of snow with the temperature dropping below zero celcius.

 View of the snow in Mount Hermon, in northern Israel, on March 29, 2022.

Israelis flood Hermon as ski season begins

Thousands of people went to the slopes of Mount Hermon as the ski season began.

 Israelis flooded the Hermon Friday

Hermon sees first snow as Israeli weather turns wintery

Temperatures are expected to rise slightly over the next few days before dropping again towards the weekend.

 The Hermon covered in snow.

History mystery: Roman-era column base found near Hermon in Israel

The column base is enormous and Israeli archaeologists can already tell that it was something out of the ordinary, but most of the facts remain a mystery.

 A massive Roman-era column base was found near Mount Hermon in northern Israel. What was it used for?

Meet Israel's elite unit of soldiers on skis

The military’s alpine unit consists of reserve soldiers who served in elite infantry units during their active duty.

IDF ALPINE Unit reservists on a Mount Hermon patrol

Winter wonderland takes over pediatric oncology ward

Prof. Itai Pesach, director of Safra Hospital, participated in a competitive snowball fight with the children.

A celebration in white at the oncology department

A trip to the Hermon to enjoy Israel’s skiing

With snow accumulating on Mount Hermon this winter, Israelis take advantage of the skiing and winter activities available.

 Skiing on the Hermon.

Hermon site opens to visitors as storm Carmel tapers off

The Mt. Hermon ski resort opened to visitors as storm Carmel tapered off on Thursday morning.

 Mt. Hermon ski resort, December 23, 2021

Sukkot activities: Hiking and family fun

Sukkot is a great time for family as well as self-reflection, and there's nowhere better to od this than in one of Israel’s nature parks or national heritage sites. 

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