Nahariya

Hezbollah rocket hits Byzantine-era church in Nahariya, damages protective structure

Originally destroyed by the Persians in 614 CE, the mosaic was painstakingly restored by the IAA over the course of two years, and officially opened to the public in 2022.

APRIL 12, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

A man inspects the site of the remains of a Byzantine church, which was damaged after a barrage of projectiles was launched towards Israel from Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, April 10, 2026.

Damaged caused by shrapnel of an Iranian missile in central Israel, April 3, 2026.

Iranian cluster munitions cause heavy damage to vehicles, buildings across central Israel

On Thursday, missile fire from Iran left three people lightly wounded in Petah Tikva and Mazkeret Batya.

APRIL 2, 2026|BySAM HALPERN, TOBIAS HOLCMAN

Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

As missiles, cluster bombs, and Hezbollah rockets fall across Israel during the latest two-front war, MDA volunteers are often the first on the scene.

MARCH 27, 2026|ByTHEIA CHATELLE/JTA

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the scene of a rocket hit in Nahariya, March 16, 2026.

At least eight wounded after several waves of missiles from Iran, Hezbollah, including direct hit

A rocket directly hit in Nahariya, northern Israel, on Monday night, injuring at least seven, including six from smoke inhalation, while shrapnel fell in Jerusalem, including near al-Aqsa Mosque.

MARCH 16, 2026|ByJAMES GENN, FRAIDY MOSER

One dead, two injured in Nahariya shooting, hospital riot breaks out

Vasim Kiyal, an 18-year-old young man, was shot dead by a drive-by shooting from a moving vehicle that opened fire at a group of people at a public park in Nahariya.

OCTOBER 5, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV

Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Nahariya

A look at the synagogues in Nahariya, Israel

One gets the impression through the city’s synagogues that the communities live in the urbane present, though not without a healthy cognizance of their diverse roots.

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByJACOB SOLOMON

NAHARIYA’S HEICHAL Aharon Central Synagogue, with the offices of the city religious authorities adjoining.

15-year-old shot, seriously injured in Kfar Rama

The police began collecting evidence and opened an investigation into the shooting.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByWALLA!

Impressive Byzantine mosaic restored 30 years after its discovery, made available for the public

Mosaic part of church complex destroyed and burned in the Persian-Sassanid invasion of 614 CE

APRIL 10, 2022ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY

Restoration of a spectacular mosaic floor from a Byzantine-period Christian basilica was recently completed in a residential neighborhood of Nahariya some 30 years after it was uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The 500-square-meter mosaic decorated with images of daily life.

Car explodes in Nahariya, seriously injuring two, related to gang wars

Police suspect that a car explosion in Nahariya was an attempted assassination of a relative of a senior criminal.

OCTOBER 22, 2021ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA!

Scene where a car explosion went off in Nahariya, injuring two, October 21, 2021.

Police volunteer killed in Nahariya ramming, three shot dead over the holiday

A police volunteer died and an officer is in serious condition after a car-ramming in Nahariya • Three others were shot in crime-related murders over the holiday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021ByELIAV BREUER