Mount Hermon

First snow of winter falls on Mount Hermon after weekend of heavy rain, flooding across Israel

Footage shared on social media from the Hermon Stream (Banias) Nature Reserve in northern Israel on Sunday shows a rushing Banias waterfall and fast-flowing water in the nearby streams. 

Snow on the peaks of Mount Hermon, November 9, 2026.
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA violinist and concertmaster Nitzan Bartana  features in several festival slots.

Kfar Blum’s Voice of Music Festival offers five days of musical discovery in Israel's North

People celebrate arrest of 2013 Tadamon massacre key suspect Amjad Yousef, in Tadamon Friday, 24th April 2026

Syria condemns Israel's 'violations' of its sovereignty

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Mount Hermon, overlooking Syria during a tour briefing him and the Defense Minister Israel Katz on the situation with Syria.

Asserting control in Syria: Netanyahu pledges the defeat of Iran, defense of border from proxies


Snow blankets Mount Hermon, Kinneret level rises

The mountain rises over 2,200 m, with a ski-resort, the only one in Israel, located at 2,000 m.

Mount Hermon on December 27, 2019.

Haifa port closes due to fierce winds and high waves

An 8 year-old child in Beni Brak was hit in the head by a plastic store sign that became unhinged and flew in her direction due to the fierce winds and hit her.

First snowfall of the season on Mount Hermon (December 25, 2019)

Israel’s battle against Iran

Bennett threatens to take even more aggressive measures, but neither side wants an escalation.

Israel’s battle against Iran

Wine Talk: The Golan wine experience

I particularly love to explore the rich Jewish history of the Golan. In fact, about a quarter of all the ancient synagogues found in Israel are situated on the Golan.

ENJOYING WINE together with family, friends or like-minded tourists is the highlight of every wine tour.

Spring on the Hermon

To catch a glance of the beautiful late spring on the mountain, it is best to join the free guided hikes that the Hermon site organizes between June and August.

Ranunculus

Snow blankets Mount Hermon, rains shower Israel as winter returns

The Mount Hermon ski site was open for business, as was the Hamat Gader thermal spas.

Jerusalem's Old City throgh a rainy lens

Photo gallery: Winter in Israel means rain and snow

Between 1.2 and 1.5 inches of snow fell on Mount Hermon on northern Israel on Wednesday.

Snow on Mount Hermon on November 9, 2019

The human spirit: There's gold in those hills

We need a revolution in tourist sites on the Golan, in the same way that the once standard and prosaic chicken has given way to gourmet delights in Israel’s hotels and restaurants.

Skiers ride a ski lift on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border.

Five challenges for Israel if Syrian regime retakes Golan border region

In recent weeks the Syrian regime has launched a small offensive to isolate and retake several villages located near the Hermon.

Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks in the Israeli Golan Heights, close to Israel's frontier with Syria November 22, 2017

Syria, Iranian proxies threaten military action against rebels on Israeli border

The Syrian army, backed by local militias a financed and equipped by Iran, have been escalating a fierce assault against Sunni rebels in an enclave in the foothills of Mount Hermon.

 A UN observation tower is seen overlooking Syria, next to the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights in Israel and Syria.