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Two days before Golan incident, troops warned: ‘The enemy will strike’

After fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, 55th Paratroopers Brigade troops must stay alert on the Golan; 'ISIS, al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Iranians and regime forces are here,' a reserve major warned two days before six soldiers were wounded; their commander says the enemy is gathering intelligence and waiting for weakness but must get through them to reach civilians

Yair Kraus | 11.28.25

IDF detains Israelis after rare Syria border breach and chase

According to IDF, members of the group known as Halutzei HaBashan (Pioneers of the Bashan) broke through the border barrier near the Hermon area and in the sector of the IDF’s 55th Brigade on the Golan Heights

Yair Kraus | 11.27.25

Golan Heights community fights to bury man who saved his son from drowning in Thailand

Residents of Kela Alon are demanding that a cemetery be built so they can bury Sagie Mor, who drowned while saving his son off the coast of Thailand while on vacation after serving 700 days in the community's emergency response unit; Residents are fighting for him to be buried in the village: 'So the children can visit their father on bike or scooter'

Yair Kraus | 11.23.25

‘I hear Haimanot crying, 'Mom, save me'’: Nearly two years after disappearance, family demands answers

Nearly two years after 8-year-old Haimanot Kassou vanished in Safed, her family urges the state to do more, saying, 'Maybe because of our skin color they don’t listen to us,' and calls to bring in the Shin Bet

Yair Kraus | 11.23.25

Israel to train Syrian Druze as firefighters, send gear and truck back across border

Twenty young Druze from Syria’s Sweida province will undergo intensive firefighting training in Israel and return with equipment and a fire truck to establish a new station, part of a broader government plan to strengthen humanitarian and strategic ties

Yair Kraus | 11.20.25

Northern students returning home face collapsing school system and broken government promises

About 20,000 students have returned to Israel’s northern border towns after two years away, only to find schools overwhelmed by deep academic and emotional gaps, worsening violence and delayed funding that staff say is crippling the system

Yair Kraus | 11.18.25

Partnership with the US must not undermine Israel’s independence

Opinion: As US officers take a growing role in Israel’s war efforts, concern is mounting that vital cooperation with Washington is starting to blur the line between partnership and control

Yair Kraus | 11.12.25

Druze renew protests against Golan Heights wind turbine project; Energix blames government inaction

Energix has resumed construction on its long-stalled wind turbine project in the northern Golan Heights, but renewed efforts have sparked violent protests from local Druze residents who oppose the plan, forcing workers to withdraw from the site

Yair Kraus | 11.09.25

כלבים חולי כלבת שפלשו לישראל מלבנון בחסות המלחמה

Spike in rabies cases among animals in northern Israel, from Syria and Lebanon

The rabies virus is spreading from Syria and Lebanon toward the Sea of Galilee; So far this year, 35 cases have been reported, up from just 14 last year; Agriculture Ministry: 'Handling of stray dogs and cats is the sole responsibility of local authorities'

Yair Kraus | 11.09.25

Israel’s new smuggling front: Guns and money flowing in from Syria through the Golan

Criminals and terror groups exploit Israel’s northern border, smuggling weapons from Syria through the Golan Heights to feed local crime networks, as officials warn: what began with drugs and pistols could end in a security disaster

Yair Kraus | 11.07.25

Israel steps up strikes on Hezbollah as Lebanon fears renewed conflict in the south

Military said an unmanned aircraft struck a Hezbollah construction unit’s facility near the coastal city of Tyre; the site, according to the IDF, was used to produce equipment for restoring terror infrastructure previously hit in Israeli operations

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun, Yair Kraus | 11.06.25

IDF: UNIFIL acting against Israel, engaging in 'suspicious, irregular' conduct

Warning came after a French unit of UNIFIL shot down an Israeli reconnaissance drone near the Lebanese village of Kila, across the border from Metula

Yair Kraus, Lior Ben Ari | 11.02.25

‘Let it rain’: Mass prayer for rain held at Sea of Galilee as Israel faces worst drought in a century

With Israel facing its worst drought in a century and the Sea of Galilee 28 centimeters below its lower red line, dozens gathered on its shores to pray for rain, led by Safed’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, recalling past prayers said to have brought storms

Yair Kraus | 10.30.25

IDF reservist detained in Prague over ‘criminal’ alert from France, forced to return to Israel

An Israeli who fought in Gaza and Lebanon was detained for hours at Prague airport and denied entry after French authorities issued a 'criminal alert' against him — though he’s never been to France; The Foreign Ministry says reason remains unclear

Yair Kraus, Itamar Eichner | 10.29.25

דיווח לבנוני: כטבמ ישראלי תקף בכפר חארוף בדרום לבנון

IDF intensifies strikes in Lebanon; Hezbollah chief says war still possible

Israel says 330 Hezbollah operatives have been killed since the cease-fire nearly a year ago; Airstrikes have expanded in recent weeks, as Naim Qassem warns that renewed war is possible if fighting is forced

Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | 10.27.25

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