'#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/liveblog_entry\/idf-warns-residents-of-safed-other-northern-communities-to-remain-close-to-bomb-shelters\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=ieyH3oP5fHAGG0U23eKJmHXONEL_lUNrnRUSGanP.yY-1746516021-1.0.1.1-bjTykpsTuBBTsKMbmduncFVUdgbF5tUTF6hyI_p4_EM" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Fires in Metula following rocket attacks on the Israeli town A significant escalation in northern Israel: The IDF attacked dozens of launchers and Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon including approximately 150 rocket launchers intended for use against Israel 'The IAF carried out one of its most significant attacks since the beginning of the war.' causing minor injuries to one person and sparking fires in the town Video: Interceptions over the skies of Safed / Credit: Studio A Defense Minister Gallant emphasized in a strategic discussion that Israel has entered a new phase in the war which presents both opportunities and significant risks the IDF spokesperson issued a warning to northern residents to avoid entering training areas over the weekend due to planned military activity in the region The Israeli Air Force conducted strikes in the villages of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr The IDF is working to target Hezbollah objectives and reduce the terrorist organization's capabilities The IDF spokesperson stated that Hezbollah has turned southern Lebanon into a combat zone over the course of decades approved combat plans for the northern front Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah spoke from Beirut on Thursday, addressing recent explosions targeting communication devices of terrorists in Lebanon The operation resulted in dozens of fatalities and thousands of injuries among the terror group's members Nasrallah declared that the communication device explosions had crossed all boundaries and "all red lines." He alleged "The blasts occurred in hospitals and residential areas," claiming they affected both civilians and Hezbollah members 4,000 devices were activated in one minute baselessly accusing Israel of intending to kill 4,000 people at once Nasrallah admitted the operation was a significant blow to his organization: "There is no doubt that we were subjected to a major security and humanitarian blow unprecedented in the history of the resistance in Lebanon." A shoulder-fired LAW was launched a vacant residential apartment in Kiryat Ata in northern Israel The Nova massacre survivor Mia Schem gave an interview to Channel 12 revealing that she was the one who approached.. how the day differs from past celebrations who will receive awards – and whether the skies.. 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Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches drone at Israel’s Golan Heights While Israel Defense Forces continued carrying out large airstrikes in Lebanon on Wednesday, Hezbollah kept up its rocket fire at Israeli communities in northern Israel after targeting Tel Aviv for the first time in the war The IDF said that about 40 projectiles were detected crossing the border from Lebanon late Wednesday morning as warning sirens were activated in the Upper Galilee According to the IDF Spokesperson's Office with one landing in an assisted-living facility for the elderly near the city of Safed Dramatic videos on social media showed dozens of Iron Dome missiles being launched to intercept the missiles Firefighters from the Golan-Galilee station were dispatched to extinguish a number of fires due to impacts near Safed and Rosh Pina EMS personnel also searched a home that was struck by a rocket but there were no casualties as the tenant is currently overseas Safed Mayor Yossi Kakon told N12 News: “This is an assisted living neighborhood – a neighborhood close to military bases The missile entered the rooms and miraculously there was no one in the house because the tenant is abroad.”  but Kakon said he hoped the military would issue an evacuation order after the rocket attack “We asked the Home Front Command and the army to evacuate this neighborhood because there is no protection or shelters Following the rocket barrage on Wednesday morning about 60 projectiles were launched toward Safed The Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen news outlet reported that the barrage of rockets was launched at “the colonial outpost of Hatzor” near Safed The Baruch Padeh Medical Center in Poriya released a statement after the barrage: “During the last 24 hours all of them suffering from anxiety or injured on their way to shelters Everyone's condition was described as mild Siren alerts were sounded several times throughout the morning in the Lower Galilee region the Golan Heights and along the Confrontation Line (northern border) a drone crossing into Israeli territory from Syria was intercepted and downed by Israeli Air Force fighter jets Al Mayadeen reported that the drone was launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and quoted a statement from the group claiming the attack was “in continuation of our path in resisting the occupation in support of our people in Palestine and Lebanon and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against civilians In another Hezbollah barrage towards the Galilee Wednesday afternoon a home in Kibbutz Saar was hit by a rocket Magen David Adom paramedics said they provided medical treatment and evacuated two wounded people to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya including a 35-year-old man in serious condition with shrapnel wounds in his upper body and a 52-year-old man in moderate condition with shrapnel wounds in his lower body The two injured men were contract workers doing renovations in the house have suffered falls in the past within the kibbutz area Those who live in our area today should be aware that there is a chance of this happening.”  He also said the “Israeli government could have ended the story with Hezbollah a long time ago.”  The Israel Electric Corporation said Wednesday afternoon that Hezbollah attempted to hit a strategic power facility during a barrage to the north earlier in the day Due to protection systems already installed Minister of Energy and Infrastructure said together with the IDF and all security agencies is working to provide protection for the strategic energy facilities of the State of Israel and we will continue to provide regular and continuous energy to all citizens of Israel.”  a Hezbollah rocket hit a cable car at the Mount Hermon site "The damage will require massive and rapid reconstruction in order to be able to provide for security needs on the Mount and for the success of the campaign in the north," said Rafael Naveh which has been closed to visitors for an entire year the cable car cable replacement work was completed just on the evening of October 7." 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On Thursday evening, the IDF said it attacked more military buildings used by Hezbollah in the areas including Aitaroun, Marmine, and Shehine in southern Lebanon. In addition, a rocket launcher used in earlier attacks against Israel was struck near Zabkine. The IDF also took responsibility for two strikes in southern Syria, close to Israel's northern border. Israel is reported to carry out regular strikes against Hezbollah terrorists and members of other Iranian-backed militias in Syria, but usually without confirming its activities. The army said an aircraft struck the terrorist Ahmad al-Jaber near the town of Quneitra. According to the IDF, al-Jaber was a member of the “Golan File” unit affiliated with Hezbollah forces in Syria. An additional Israeli operation in the area of Rafeed targeted another terrorist “who advanced terrorist acts against the State of Israel and acted with the cooperation and direction of Iran,” the IDF stated. 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All rights reserved Dozens of rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards the Safed area and its surroundings in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Safed Yedioth Ahronoth added that one of the rockets made a direct hit on a building in the area The Israeli army radio confirmed that "approximately 40 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee," though further details were not provided the Israeli army announced that two soldiers were injured after a rocket fired from Lebanon struck the Misgav Am area in Upper Galilee The statement also noted that "55 other rockets were launched from Lebanon with some landing in open areas in Upper Galilee Yedioth Ahronoth reported that "firefighting teams are battling over 10 fires that erupted following the rocket attacks in Upper Galilee The newspaper also mentioned power outages in parts of the city of Safed and its surroundings due to the rocket impacts Israel Hayom reported a state of high alert on Israel’s northern border following a major Israeli airstrike on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon The Lebanese Health Ministry reported earlier on Saturday that 10 people were killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Wadi al-Kfour area in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon Fears have grown of a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks especially after the July 30 assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut the previous day The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza which has killed over 40,000 people since last October since an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas A house has just been sold in Safed for a record price in the Upper Galilee hilltop town 10-room house on a 4,500 square meter lot in the Safed neighborhood of Nof Kinneret has been sold for NIS 18.35 million with a rare view overlooking Mount Hermon in the north Hula Valley and the Sea of Galilee to the south The house was built 20 years ago by merging six lots and has an outside swimming pool Re/MAX Nof real estate consultant Tamar Levin said "Because of the war I see special interest from buyers wanting a luxury home in the Galilee mainly American Zionist Jews that want an additional home in Israel." this house was bought by a development company probably interested in taking advantage of the large land area and 2,100 square meters building rights Other homes in the Nof Kinneret neighborhood can sell for NIS 3-4 million for a semi-detached house and NIS 5 million for detached houses Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on February 8 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. "\/in-safed-a-deadly-rocket-salvo-fails-to-rattle-deeply-rooted-residents\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=nN8IMzLxzSCSE3ytLu70vjz0PgTFNfhlCttIHwAvQyA-1746516108-1.0.1.1-ezGoAaG7gn84LygFwYV4DUcM4EfU.hJQ0MvNHD9jMak" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base near north Israel's Haifa on Monday a day after claiming a drone attack near the city that the Israeli military said killed four soldiers Hezbollah fighters launched "a rocket salvo" at the "Stella Maris" naval base near Haifa adding the attack was at the "service" of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the group's longtime leader who was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs last month The Israeli army said that approximately 90 projectiles were identified by the afternoon A 50-year-old woman was lightly injured and heavy damage was caused in a volley of 15 rockets on the northern town of Karmiel the military and the Israeli rescue service said Hezbollah later launched a barrage of rockets at the north Israeli town of Safed Hezbollah fighters fired a "big rocket salvo" at Safed adding it was "in defense of Lebanon" and in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanese "cities The group also targeted Monday central Israel Hezbollah has fired more than 12,000 rockets missiles and drones at Israel since the start of the hostilities one year ago Most of the fire has been directed at the north of the country but attacks have reached deeper into Israel and become more frequent since the conflict escalated in mid September a Hezbollah drone attack on a military base in the city of Binyamina killed four soldiers and wounded 61 Hezbollah said Tuesday that it targeted a military base in north Israel near Safed twice with salvos of rockets as Israel pounded Lebanon with air strikes saying it was targeting the Iran-backed group Hezbollah targeted "the Dado base" near north Israel's Safed -- the headquarters of the Israeli military's northern command -- with a total of 90 rockets the Iran-backed group said in two separate statements Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker "\/liveblog_entry\/safed-says-no-plans-to-evacuate-after-rocket-deluge\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=.NL.YJbTJNhcQtXDkZRuJqiz2y7P.kCLKs6KI9TII90-1746516150-1.0.1.1-vilRi7Mk.bjTSpoBBsSiAf2AyeOwQAB_.I1roGzP1cU" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null June 27 (Xinhua) -- About 35 rockets and missiles fired from Lebanon struck the city of Safed in northern Israel on Thursday evening "The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted most of the launches," the Israeli military said in a statement According to the country's Magen David Adom rescue service A house was struck by one of the projectiles the Merom HaGalil Regional Council said in a statement the Fire and Rescue Authority reported that several fires erupted and civilians were stuck in elevators due to power outages the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said in a statement that it had attacked the Israeli air base in Safed with Katyusha rockets in response to the Israeli attacks on the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon and the town of Sohmor in eastern Lebanon a day earlier Lebanese military sources told Xinhua that some of the rockets were intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome missiles The fresh Hezbollah attacks took place amid rising tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border as Israel warned it was "ready" to launch a "full-scale" offensive against Hezbollah struck a Hezbollah military structure in the southern Lebanese village of Ramyah and killed two Hezbollah operatives in the village of At Tiri unnamed Lebanese military sources confirmed to Xinhua that three Hezbollah members were killed and a fourth was wounded in two Israeli airstrikes on Ramyah and Haddatha Tensions have been rising along the Lebanon-Israel border since Oct following a rocket barrage launched by Hezbollah toward Israel to show its support for the surprise attack on southern Israel launched by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip the day before.■ Friction and Coexistence EnsueThanks to its popular college the northern Israeli city of Safed has been attracting large numbers of Arab students from neighboring villages While they generally get along quite well with their Jewish peers city residents – many of them ultra-Orthodox – are not as welcoming 2023Get email notification for articles from Meirav Moran FollowJun 24 2023“You’ve probably come to buy a burial plot That’s the most in-demand real estate in Safed.” The people in the long-standing hair salon in the center of the city are only half-joking My obvious outsider-ness unleashes a flood of memories from the glory days of yore it’ll be hard for you to imagine the times when everyone who was anyone came here In the morning they bought paintings from the galleries in the artists quarter for a bundle of money and in the evening they went dancing at nightclubs,” one of the locals recalls “Hagashash Hahiver [iconic comedy troupe] started their career here and [singer] Arik Lavie held his concert premieres here He and [his wife] Shoshik and the girls would spend the weekend in a hotel before going on tour.” pilgrims seek to spiritually ascend with the help of Jewish mystic holy men buried beneath bright blue graves which spent 500 years as a small Galilean settlement before becoming the world capital of Kabbalah Thousands of graves and burial caves are carved in the rock a tzadik has no yetzer hara—evil inclination—and he inspires this miraculous virtue in those praying at this grave Every year hundreds of thousands of people visit the cemetery from Israel and abroad: pilgrims Most of them come to pay homage to two graves: those of Rabbi Isaac Luria (HaAri one of the most revered figures in the Kabbalistic world and Rabbi Joseph Karo (author of the Shulchan Aruch) to wander around and converse with the dead “I’m in the middle of a fascinating but somewhat morbid project: GPS-mapping more than 120 Hebrew epitaphs from the 15th-17th centuries,” says Stepansky spending time among the 40 thousand ancient graves being by myself with no one around but the ‘Sleepers.’” The inhabitants of the cemetery are known as sleepers due to a Safed belief that their city will be “the first to be resurrected by the Messiah who will first appear in the upper Galilee.” This contradicts traditional Jewish belief that resurrection will begin on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem In the early 1990s the Safed municipality decided to renovate it by cleaning old graves and roads they were in for a shock: Under the paths leading to the famous graves were thousands of other graves buried under the dirt because of the rains and the sediment flowing down the mountainside two locals frequent the cemetery almost every day: Stepansky and David Appenzer who represents the town’s religious authorities and is in charge of the cemetery’s renovation While Appenzer sees the cemetery as a territory beholden to Jewish law rare open museum under threat of extinction from neglect the old Safed cemetery holds “Israel’s largest collection of ancient Hebrew inscriptions which is also one of largest worldwide.” In an interview with Jewish TV network Hidabroot a few years ago Appenzer described the moment of discovering an ancient gravestone as one of “almost indescribable excitement Out of the tens of thousands of gravestones we uncovered less than 150 can be identified,” he said “Most of them are made of limestone and their inscriptions have eroded over the years when you find a gravestone with an inscription your heart leaps when you see the first letter.” the cemetery is considered an antiquity site but due to its religious significance it is managed by the Safed Cemetery Foundation Stepansky fears the repercussions: The hundreds of uncovered gravestones used to be protected in their earthly “tomb,” but are now exposed to weather damage He wants to document all the gravestones before they crumble away only partial archaeological surveys have been conducted in it “All the inscriptions need to be photographed and sketched because sketching captures more details than a camera,” says Stepansky we send the findings for a paleographic opinion.” No hand-drawn sketch of the inscriptions at the cemetery has been done so far In the 1990s some of the gravestones were painted azure “Small details might be erased and become indecipherable during the painting.” Nevertheless he believes that Appenzer is trying to be as careful as possible under the existing restrictions One of the fascinating graves uncovered belongs to Joshua Ibn Nun a physician who managed to smuggle the writings of Rabbi Isaac Luria and so bring to the world the works of Kabbalah embarked upon a lifelong mission: Writing down the sermons he and his friends heard from Luria Vital and the other disciples signed a letter of commitment: “we will not reveal to our fellow men any of the secrets we heard from [Luria] … and we will not be able to reveal it without [Vital’s] permission.” “According to historical sources of the early 17th century it was Bin Nun who was first to disseminate the Kabbalistic ‘Lurianic’ writings of Rabbi Vital after bribing Vital’s brother into sneaking a large part them out of Vital’s house,” explains Stepansky and distributed to scholars who had been anxiously awaiting them for years.” Until local COVID-19 restrictions are completely lifted Stepansky strolls among the “sleepers” with his GPS and encounters a phenomenon he cannot explain The surveyor who came with me couldn’t explain it It seems like the satellites are refusing to pinpoint the grave’s coordinates or that the dead are the ones objecting.” We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the world’s hidden wonders Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders Like us on Facebook 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