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We cannot survive if we only seek peace and not security

Analysis: The Israelis who live in the north are tired of wars, but they know that they will only have true peace when Hezbollah is truly dismantled; We need to return to seeking a solution, and use an effective threat: the conquest of territories

Yair Kraus | 04.23.26

Hezbollah violates ceasefire with rocket, drone fire on IDF forces in southern Lebanon

Sirens sounded in northern communities as IDF intercepted a drone; military says terrorists also approached troops and were struck after crossing the border line in southern Lebanon

Yossi Yehoshua, Elisha Ben Kimon, Yair Kraus | 04.21.26

Under rocket debris, northern Israel farmers keep harvesting fields despite war damage and risks

Unexploded rockets, drone wreckage and shrapnel litter fields in the Galilee, but farmers press on with harvests; 'The flag is a statement against those trying to stop life here,' they say

Yair Kraus | 04.21.26

רחפן נפץ נפל קריית שמונה חצר בית כיבוי צינור מים

Hezbollah drone hits home without warning—Israel fears many more are coming

Kiryat Shmona man finds fiber-optic-guided explosive drone from Lebanon in his yard only after neighbor spotted smoke; officials and experts say hard-to-detect Hezbollah threat has already wounded troops and could be used more widely against border towns

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yair Kraus | 04.18.26

'A sentence for the next massacre': Northern Israelis slam ceasefire, accuse government

Netanyahu declined to hold a Cabinet vote on a 10-day Lebanon ceasefire as northern officials warned it was 'a sentence for the next massacre,' with residents calling it 'capitulation to Iran' and others branding it 'a disgrace'

Yair Kraus | 04.16.26

Hezbollah missile hits ancient Byzantine church in Nahariya, 1,400-year-old site damaged

A missile fired from Lebanon struck the remains of a 1,400-year-old Byzantine church in Nahariya, damaging the protective structure; the ancient mosaic survived intact, the Israel Antiquities Authority said

Yair Kraus, Yogev Israeli | 04.11.26

'Paving the way for a fifth Lebanon war': Northern Israelis warn of dangerous Israel-Hezbollah talks

Amid planned talks with Lebanon, northern residents living under constant fire demand 'normal life — not stopgap fixes,'; Lobby 1701 warns of a 'fifth Lebanon war' and locals insist full security 'is not up for negotiation'

Yair Kraus | 04.09.26

Female IDF artillery commander in Lebanon: 'I focus on the mission, not gender'

Col. Efrat Kaikov has been operating in southern Lebanon for six weeks with the 213th Artillery Brigade; she discusses battlefield challenges, deadly incident in Misgav Am and the strain of being away from her young daughter

Yair Kraus | 04.07.26

Four IDF soldiers arrested over suspected spying for Iran

Suspects held for weeks as probe reveals attempts to produce explosives for Iranian handlers; separate case details recruitment via social media and crypto payments

Yair Kraus | 04.07.26

תושב שטחים התחזה לטייס ולבעלי תפקידים ביטחוניים

Palestinian posed as Mossad agent, pilot — extorted Golan woman: 'Sent nude video to husband'

Suspect allegedly used a fake identity and AI-generated videos to gain the victim’s trust, secretly filmed intimate encounters and threatened to expose them, extorting tens of thousands of shekels before his arrest in a police undercover operation

Yair Kraus | 04.05.26

תיעוד מזיהוי וחיסול מחבלי חיזבאללה בדרום לבנון

Fury erupts in the north as Israel retreats on Hezbollah disarmament

Army briefing says dismantling Hezbollah is not a current war goal despite repeated pledges; officials insist it remains long-term, while northern residents accuse leaders of misleading the public

Yair Kraus | 04.03.26

Netanyahu says ‘Hezbollah is not the same,’ orders expanded buffer zone in Lebanon

Prime minister tells northern leaders Israel is reshaping the battlefield while pushing deeper into Lebanon; officials demand decisive outcome as IDF reports drop in Hezbollah rocket fire

Itamar Eichner, Yair Kraus, Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.29.26

לוחמי חטיבה 401 יוצאים להתרעננות מלבנון אחרי שבועיים של לחימה

'I want to be here': wounded IDF soldiers return to battlefield weeks after Hezbollah missile attack

Troops from the 401st Armored Brigade escaped a burning tank after multiple anti-tank missiles struck in southern Lebanon, with one soldier suffering burns and shrapnel wounds before returning to combat within weeks

Yair Kraus | 03.29.26

'It’s like Russian roulette': despite limited protection, Hezbollah threat, Metula residents return home

‘We just wanted to sleep in peace’; residents walk dogs and sip coffee near the border while coping with anxiety, as some take short breaks in Tiberias and Jerusalem to escape constant rocket sirens

Yair Kraus | 03.27.26

Woman killed in Hezbollah rocket attack laid to rest in Golan Heights

Nuriel Dubin, 27, had been due to marry in September; the couple met during a previous round of fighting while staying at a hotel for the displaced

Yair Kraus | 03.25.26

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