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Missile hits Kiryat Shmona during early-morning Hezbollah barrage, local leaders demand answers

A Hezbollah missile hit the city center of Kiryat Shmona overnight, causing heavy damage to businesses; Iron Dome intercepted all other projectiles.

Israeli security forces and civilians at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel overnight caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, May 30, 2026.

'Nothing is inevitable': Veteran journalist Oren Nahari on Israel, history, and battle with ALS

VETERAN JOURNALIST Oren Nahari, once a fixture of Channel 1’s foreign news coverage, poses with his latest book on the battles that shaped history. Today, Nahari faces a personal battle with ALS while continuing to write, lecture, and reflect on Israel, democracy, and mortality.

WATCH: Eighteen rescued from Lod apartment fire, including infants and elderly

Israeli Firefighters work to contain a fire in an 8-story residential building in Lod. May 30, 2026.

Grapevine, May 29, 2026: Meaningful conversation

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos

Healing Ink aims to help survivors take back a sense of agency through tattooing, in what CEO Craig Dershowitz described as “a reclamation of their body, of their mind, and of their life story."

MAY 30, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ

Gal Bilboa-Dalal receives first tattoo from Healing Ink based on the secret message from his brother Guy Bilboa-Dalal carried out of Gaza by a freed hostage.

Three arrested in connection to double murder of Ruslan and Olga Prikhodko

This development came less than a day after the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court extended the detention of the main suspect, a 17-year-old resident of Lod.

MAY 30, 2026ByHODAYA RAN

Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Israel Police issue over 4,000 tickets in crackdown on dangerous, distracted driving

Drivers were captured on camera engaging in offenses such as distracted driving, using a cellphone while driving, and speeding, with many of the traffic infractions being repeat offenses.

MAY 30, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ

A driver caught using their cellphone while driving during Israel Police’s enforcement campaign aimed at cracking down on traffic offenses across Israel.

What to watch in Israel this week: ‘Etty’ disappoints, ‘Euphoria’ stars move on

TV Time: From Etty to Euphoria and World Cup documentaries, this week’s streaming picks offer drama, controversy, and comfort viewing.

MAY 29, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Italian author Erri De Luca: ‘I am prepared to lose everything’ for backing Israel

Italian author Erri De Luca said he is prepared to lose everything for his convictions as he spoke about Israel, Hebrew, and Zionism.

MAY 29, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

ERRI DE LUCA (on the screen) converses with Prof. Uri S. Cohen (seated on the right) at the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem on Monday.

'Unique weapons, electronic warfare': Katz presents winners of Israel's 2026 Security Award

Among the winners are a system that was key during the Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, a classified Mossad asset, and the breakthroughs in the Ofek satellite array.

MAY 29, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT

Israel making 'every possible mistake' in Lebanon, Tel Aviv University vice-rector says

"What needs to be done is to attack Hezbollah, meaning its training camps and its social and economic infrastructure, and not relent," Tel Aviv Vice-Rector Professor Eyal Zisser told 103FM.

MAY 29, 2026By103FM

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MAY 29, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Israel-Lebanon talks set to proceed in US despite renewed violence

Negotiations are scheduled to focus on the “political track” next Tuesday and Wednesday, with the aim of lasting calm.

MAY 29, 2026BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

People look at the damages of an Israeli strike on Tyre in southern Lebanon, May 28, 2026.

Netanyahu confirms IDF soldiers crossed Litani River, air force 'operating in Beirut, Bekaa Valley'

Netanyahu visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Le

MAY 29, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF