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Police say main Lag B’Omer event at Meron canceled, flag incitement against cops

Authorities prepare to block unauthorized access to Mount Meron amid fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, warn of calls to use pepper spray against officers

Shilo Freid, Yair Kraus | 05.03.26

Katz warns: 'The cedars of Lebanon will burn' as ceasefire teeters on collapse

Katz tells UN envoy that Beirut must ensure Hezbollah is disarmed, first south of the Litani River to the Yellow Line and later throughout Lebanon

Yair Kraus | 04.27.26

Netanyahu cancels mass Meron celebration as fire from Lebanon renews

Lag BaOmer events will be held in symbolic form only after security assessments and new Home Front Command limits in the north

Shilo Freid, Yair Kraus, Elisha Ben Kimon, Nina Fox | 04.27.26

Meron pilgrimage in doubt as northern front heats up

Defense officials instruct ministries to freeze preparations for the Lag BaOmer gathering near the Lebanon border, where up to 200,000 people were expected, though infrastructure work continues in case security conditions improve

Shilo Freid | 04.24.26

Police move to renew criminal probe into 2021 Mount Meron disaster that killed 45

Probe was paused during state inquiry whose files were sealed; court order now releases materials, allowing AG to decide whether to resume the case amid warnings delays could block prosecutions and harm victims’ families

Tova Zimuky | 12.13.25

Kziv stream: Complete guide to Galilee’s most scenic nature reserve

Flowing from Mount Meron to the Mediterranean, Kziv stream offers shaded trails, springs, waterfalls, rare Madonna lilies, Persian fallow deer, Crusader ruins and the mysterious 'man in the wall' carving

Gilad Carmeli | 08.29.25

Moshe disappeared in Israel's 'Bermuda Triangle', and he's not the only one

Searches still continue for several Israelis who went missing in the area between Safed and Meron including Moshe Eliezer Ilovitch, whose family refuses to give up efforts to find him

Nina Fox | 12.26.24

Rocket hits IAF base in north, Lebanese media reports

Military says three launches were identified with two intercepted and one hitting Meron Mount; foreign media shares alleged footage of strike on Israeli Air Force base

Yair Kraus, Yoav Zitun | 08.23.24

Police, pilgrims clash at Mount Meron as access restricted due to security concerns

Hundreds force their way into military-restricted zone amid recurring Hezbollah attacks; violent clashes lead to suspension of officers pending investigation

Yair Kraus | 05.26.24

In 1st, Mount Meron area under military closure until Monday

Hezbollah has attacked Mount Meron, which is located some eight kilometers (5 miles) from the Lebanese border, repeatedly amid the ongoing war

Yoav Zitun | 05.22.24

הפרוייקטור דויטש עם השר פרוש בדיון בוועדה בכנסת

Israel's chief rabbis warn against visiting Mount Meron this year

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau have declared there will be no going up to Mount Meron for annual Lag B'Omer celebrations due to the current situation and the fact Mount Meron has already been targeted: the rabbis do wish to have a more modest event instead

Kobi Nachshoni | 05.16.24

Meron crush inquiry: Netanyahu culpable, police chief should be dismissed

Report into Israel's deadliest civil disaster, in which 45 people were killed, finds PM was aware of site's flaws but made no decisions against him; inquiry says Commissioner Shabtai was highly negligent in approving event plans

Yaron Drukman, Gilad Morag | 03.06.24

IDF chief says Hezbollah 'will pay very heavy price' after rockets strike strategic base

Following rocket volley on northern Israel and hit on IDF Aerial Control Unit at Meron, army base dubbed 'eyes of the state,' IDF strikes Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 02.27.24

IDF mulls canceling annual Meron holiday festivities amid war

Officials say securing tens of thousands in the area close to the Lebanon border amid tensions and missile fire is an impossible mission while war rages

Yoav Zitun | 02.25.24

Hezbollah claims rockets his critical air-defense base in strike

In video posted by terror group, two of three antenna domes seen damaged after Hezbollah launches over 60 projectiles at Galilee in what is claimed to be beginning of response to assassination of senior Hamas member in Beirut

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun, Yair Kraus | 01.07.24