On board three buses escorted by military vehicles, the clerics crossed the armistice line at Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, and headed to northern Israel, The Times of Israel reported.
For the first time since the war in northern Israel began, the IDF allowed civilians to visit the tomb of Rabbi Ashi, part of which lies in Lebanese territory. Early Friday morning, around 800 Orthodox worshippers, including Breslov Hasidim, arrived at the site under military escort.
The Solaris Solar Observatory, the first of its kind in Israel, was inaugurated this weekend in the Druze town Isfiya in northern Israel. It will open a window into the fascinating world of solar and space research.
Israel is promoting two major plans to strengthen Kiryat Shmona, a city in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Located in the "Finger of the Galilee," the city has been hit hard economically due to attacks by Hezbollah.
Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Health warn of potential exposure to possible asbestos hazards following the war in the North.
Hezbollah fired two missiles at Mount Dov, an area of northern Israel where the borders of Israel, Lebanon and Syria converge on Monday. The barrage was the first since a ceasefire took effect on Wednesday morning.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. In his statement, Starmer noted that the ceasefire was "long overdue" and "will provide some measure of relief to the civilian populations of Lebanon and Northern Israel, who have suffered unimaginable con
Israel's Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern denounced an emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, warning it could lead to "another October 7th" in Israel's northern region.
The Rambam (Maimonides) Hospital in Haifa received two patients to its trauma department who were wounded when a UAV/drone struck the IDF's (Israel Defense Forces) "Elyakim" training base in northern Israel Thursday evening.