Tag: Galilee
IAF strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah missiles hit Galilee
Israeli Air Force planes attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon throughout the day Wednesday after the Iran-backed terrorist group continued to fire heavy rocket and missile barrages at the Upper Galilee.
“IDF forces are attacking targets...
Hezbollah’s vast subterranean network in Lebanon is in a different league
In the summer of 2008, a group of Christian Lebanese from the Jezzine area were making their way by car towards the well-known Maronite summer resort town when it was suddenly forced to stop...
18 Israelis wounded in Hezbollah attack from Lebanon
Eighteen people, most of them Israeli soldiers, were injured on Wednesday when a Hezbollah attack targeted a community center in Arab al-Aramshe in the Western Galilee.
Air-raid sirens were not activated in the Bedouin border...
Druze restaurant goes kosher to unite with soldiers
The aroma of spices and the rattling of pans filled the kitchen of the Noor restaurant. The restaurant was made kosher in an act of solidarity with soldiers passing through the Galilee Druze village...
Authorities probing theft find Roman-era burial cave
Coffins dating back to a Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire were recently uncovered in the Galilee of Israel by authorities investigating the theft of ancient artifacts.
The operation took place in Mashhad, near Nazareth,...
Thieves caught robbing 2,000-year-old Galilee archaeological site
Authorities caught five suspects red-handed trying to rob a 2,000-year-old antiquities site in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.
The suspects were trying to rob a Roman-Byzantine site in the village of...
Violence breaks out at protest of Israeli minister’s visit
A violent altercation occurred between opponents of judicial reform protesters and security personnel during a visit by Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat to a hotel in northern Israel on Monday.
The demonstrators had gathered at the...
Cyberattack shutters Galilee farm water controllers
A cyberattack shut down some 10 water controllers in agricultural areas in Israel, temporarily stopping irrigation systems on affected farms on Sunday.
“You have been hacked, Down with Israel,” read a message on the controllers,...
Arabs and Jews celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
More than 100 Israeli women and girls marked the United Nation’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science last week at a lively gathering held at the sleek new Margalit Startup City Galil (“Galilee”) building...
Step back into biblical times at the Magdala Center
Eco-tourism, yes. Spiri-tourism? Yes to that too.
This is the idea behind the Magdala Center on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It’s a place where tourists can stay in the brand-new Magdala Hotel, swim in the...