Golan Heights

Militias claim responsibility

IAF intercepts UAV fired from Iraq

Sirens activated around 4:45 a.m. in southern Golan Heights. UAV fired from Iraq intercepted. No injuries reported.

Report: One injured in barrage on northern Israel

Around 100 missiles launched towards Tzfat and Golan Heights, one victim suffers light injuries.

Following sirens: UAVs explode in northern Israel

IDF confirms multiple UAV explosions in northern Golan Heights, no injuries or damage caused.

White House:

Golan Heights are part of Israel

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirms US continues to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights during discussion of Majdal Shams massacre at press briefing.

Son of Golan rocket victims:

'Some are worth more and some are worth less'

Matan, the son of Noa and Nir Barnes who were killed by a rocket fired at the Golan Heights, protested the unequal attention given to the UAV strike in Tel Aviv relative to the coverage of his parents' deaths.

Last conversation:

'Dad, where are you?'

Shortly before the couple Nir and Noa Baranes were killed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah, the father of the family, Nir, sent a final voice message to their eldest son, Matan.

Son of slain couple:

'Thanks, Mom and Dad, for the best life there is'

Matan, the eldest son of Noa and Nir Barnes who were killed on Tuesday in a rocket strike on the Golan Heights, eulogized his parents: 'I have accepted the responsibility to guard my siblings'

'Noa and Nir moved to the Golan because they love the country'

Friends and family members of Noa and Nir Baranes, who were killed by a rocket, cannot digest the loss: "They went out for a fun day; on the way home they were brutally murdered"

Kibbutz Ortal mourns victims

Noa and Nir Baranes named as victims of Hezbollah attack

Noa and Nir Baranes, parents of 3, were on their way home to Kibbutz Ortal when a Hezbollah rocket hit their car, killing them both.

Local leader responds to murder of parents of 3 children

'On 10/7 we saw that if there are no civilians on the border, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will not be protected. The army is fighting on the frontlines and residents must continue their daily routine to win,' says local leader, Uri Kellner.

After death of couple in barrage

IDF strikes infrastructure from which projectiles were launched

IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure from which projectiles were launched toward the Golan Heights, killing a man and a woman.

2 killed in rocket barrage on Golan Heights

Hezbollah launches barrage of 40 rockets at Golan Heights, killing 2 civilians.

Military vehicle, mortar found in Golan Heights man's home

Marijuana, drug-growing equipment found in addition to stolen military equipment in police raid on suspect's home.

18 wounded

UAV explodes in the Golan, IDF soldier severely wounded

Three antitank missiles were launched at Metula in the Galilee Panhandle. One landed in Lebanese territory, another struck an orchard west of the village, and a third a residential building.

Heavy barrages on north

Two soldiers wounded by antitank missile

Hezbollah claims it launched over 150 missiles and 30 drones at Israel in the largest attack on the north since October 8th.

Heavy barrage:

Around 50 rockets launched towards central Golan Heights

IAF intercepts some of the missiles, others fall in open areas. No one was injured, multiple fires broke out due to the rocket fire.

Lebanese rocket attacks cause fires in Galilee

30 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Golan Heights this afternoon.

Barrage on the north

At least 40 rockets fired from Lebanon

For the first time in two days, sirens sounded throughout the Golan Heights warning of rocket fire. No injuries reported in the barrage, some of the rockets intercepted.

Missile fired from Syria shot down before landing in Israel

Sirens warning of suspected infiltration of a hostile aircraft activated in the southern Golan Heights. IDF says a missile that made its way towards Israeli territory was shot down in Syrian territory.

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Defense Min. clears land mines in northern Israel

In the Golan Heights, near Israel's northern border, Defense Ministry's authority for land mine removal clears 550 mines which were placed there in the 1980s.

IDF intercepts UAV fired from Syria

IDF fighter jet intercepts unmanned aerial vehicle that entered Israeli territory from Syria and made its way towards the Golan Heights.

Netanyahu and Dichter meet Golan farmers

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Agriculture Minister Dichter visit the Beresheet fruit company at Merom Golan.

Man pulled lifeless from Golan spring

MDA medics attempted CPR but eventually declared him dead at the scene. Police claim the incident was not criminally motivated.

Building sustains damage

Remotely manned aircraft explodes in Golan Heights

A remotely manned aircraft explodes in southern Golan Heights, causing damage to building. Pro-Iranian militia claims responsibility.

Projectile launched from Syria strikes Golan Heights

IDF responds with artillery fire at source of launch. Projectile was not intercepted.

Seeds of Hope:

New initiative provides relief from war, while preserving nature

New initiative invites communities to participate in preservation and distribution of rare wild plants indigenous to northern Israel.

IDF tanks attack Syrian military sites in Golan Heights

IDF strikes military infrastructure which violated Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria (1974) in Ein Altina in Mount Hermon.

MoD working to clear mines in northern Israel

Israel's Ministry of Defense has begun work to clear minefields in two parts of the Golan Heights.

Tragedy in the Golan Heights:

18-year-old drowns in lake

The young man who went missing in the Ma'ale Hashachar lake in the Golan Heights was found lifeless by rescue divers.

Due to protests?

Netanyahu couple cancel vacation plans in northern Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife have cancelled vacation plans in northern Israel following a complaint about protesters.

Netanyahu in Golan:

'Golan will forever remain under Israeli sovereignty'

Prime Minister and First Lady Netanyahu met with IDF soldiers on Mount Hermon.

IFCJ donates:

Fourth mobile ICU will benefit communities in northern Israel

In historic display of support for Druze community, IFCJ funds MDA mobile ICU to serve Carmel, Galilee, and Golan Heights villages.

Druze fume: 'We're ready for war'

'If the government doesn't respond positively to our demands, there'll be a response that Israel has never seen before,' Druze sheikh says.

Police officers injured as Druze protest turns violent

3 demonstrators were injured, two of them seriously, as Druze protesters tried to take over a police station, setting it on fire.

Trump tells Israelis: I gave you the Golan Heights

'We gave you Golan Heights, remember that,' Trump tells Jews on golf course.

Passover eve tragedy:

4-year-old boy drowns in pool in Golan Heights

MDA medics, paramedics attempt for over an hour to revive child who was found unresponsive in Katzrin.

Once isolated town on Lebanon border is now a tourist hotspot

IDF lifts visitation limits on Alawite village straddling border with Lebanon in the Golan Heights, turning the town into a tourist hotspot

Golan Heights:

IDF: Infiltrators from Syria were not terrorists

Preliminary army investigation finds the infiltration attempt from Syria into Israeli Golan Heights likely not terror related.

Drama in the north:

Teen rescued from Golan Heights minefield

Police, military safely extract 17-year-old boy who deliberately walked into a minefield in northern Israel.

My week on Israel’s borders, which the West fails to fathom

Meotti spends a week in Israel with 30 Italian tourists and discovers the family is alive and well and that all of Israel is a border.Op-ed.

Shortage on the way?

Major dairy farm says it will shutter operations

Israel's fifth-largest dairy farm says it will immediately shutter operations if talks with bank do not succeed.

Following publication in INN:

Monument with symbols of Messianic Judaism removed

Monument with elements of Messianic Judaism placed archaeological site in Golan Heights removed and taken from the site by the artist.

IDF soldier killed in training accident in the Golan Heights

Tank crew member Eitan Fichman, 19, suffered fatal head injuries during training exercise in northern Israel.

Complex rescue operation after teen falls from height in Golan

15-year-old in moderate condition after falling while on hike in Nahal Zavitan. Rescuers forced to use ATV then go on foot to reach him.

After intervention by INN:

Monument with symbols of Messianic Judaism to be removed

Statue with elements of Messianic Judaism, placed at Ein Keshatot archaeological site in Golan Heights, will be relocated.

2 large fires spread in northern Israel

Firefighters struggle to bring blazes which broke out in Golan Heights and Kiryat Shmona under control.

'We won't leave Golan Heights in exchange for security promises'

Communications Min. Hendel says Russia-Ukraine war proves why Israel must remain regional power. 'Post-war era is not real.'

Government offers free land for those moving north

Ministry presents plan to draw young people to northern Israel, agriculture industry. 'It's the only way Israeli agriculture will continue.'

Reservist commander: 'We are Israel's insurance policy'

IDF reservists 'must be ready to go from 0 to 100 when the day comes'.

Snow in the north, possibly in Jerusalem

Mt. Hermon sees 1 foot of snow. Jerusalem still waiting to hear whether city will see snow which is expected in Golan, Samaria mountains.

Watch: Snow accumulates in Golan Heights

Snow accumulates in Nimrod, at the foot of Mount Hermon, and in Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights.

Explosive history

Watch: Syrian ammo from Six Day War destroyed

Authority for the Removal of Mines destroys Syrian ammo discovered in old Syrian bunker in the central Golan Heights.

Syria blasts Israeli plans to develop Golan Heights

Syria says Israel’s plans to develop Golan Heights are “dangerous and unprecedented”.

The empty suit at the head of the table

Every leader requires three things to succeed: core convictions, experience and public support. Unfortunately, Bennett lacks all three.Op-ed

Yamina meeting with PM draws less than ten supporters

A party meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Katzrin drew just seven supporters. Yamina insists that the rest were there on Zoom.

Coalition MK slams Golan expansion: 'It's occupied territory'

Meretz MK bashes government's meeting on the Golan Heights, calling area 'occupied territory'.

Bennett: Israel to invest NIS 1 billion in Golan Heights

PM announces establishment of new settlements, neighborhoods in Golan Heights. Sa'ar: Goal is to double population in 5 years.

Govt. to approve compensation package for tourism industry

Weekly Cabinet meeting to be held in Golan Heights, ministers to require COVID tests before being allowed to attend,

The right and left are in consensus about the Golan

Settling the Golan Heights is a top priority for Zionism. We are with the Golan, and we are on the Golan.Op-ed.

Government to approve development of Golan

Cabinet meeting to be held in the Golan Heights. Ministers will approve comprehensive plan for the development of the region.