Safed

Historic day: Multi-billion shekel deal to transform Safed with housing, jobs & infrastructure

Safed signs major roof agreement: 7,200+ homes, commercial zones, and NIS 3.4 billion for infrastructure, education, and urban renewal. Mayor Kakun: 'A holiday for Safed this will shape our future. '

 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.
 Haymanot Kasau's family in the Knesset.

Family of Haymanot Kasau issues public invite to prayer and rally ceremony

 Haymanot Kasau's family in the Knesset.

Father of Haymanot Kasau asks Knesset to change her status from 'missing' to 'kidnapped'

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Jerusalem violinist goes missing in Safed


Haymanot Kasau marks 10th birthday still missing, away from family

Kasau was last seen on February 25, 2024, on the streets of Safed near the immigration absorption center where she lived. All traces of her since have gone cold.

 Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau. The police released the image on February 26, 2024.

Rally at Knesset for missing child Haymanot Kasau, family calls to classify her as kidnapped

Protesters also called on the police to form a special investigative team to search for the missing girl.

 25 March - Rally at Knesset for missing child Haymanot Kasau, family calls to classify her as kidnapped

Father of missing 9-year-old girl requests she be registered 'abducted,' a year after disappearance

MKs from across the political spectrum weighed in to support the call despite Police claims to have exhausted all possibilities.

 Tesfaye Kasau, father of Haymanot, at a National Security Committee meeting exactly one year after his daughter's disappearance, February 25, 2025.

Police, gov't not doing enough to find missing Haymanot Kasau - family

"There is intelligence information that our family is passing on to the police, but they are checking it after a significant delay," Kasau's father said.

 Family members of 9-year-old Haymanot Kasau seen on a screen during a meeting of the committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset. March 27, 2024.

Galilee indulgence: A pampering escape at the Canaan Hotel - review

Operating for a month before the war forced its closure, the hotel recently reopened.

 THE CANAAN Hotel in the Galilee – an endless complex of relaxation.

Reopening in Safed

The management of Dan Hotels has reopened the Ruth Safed Hotel following the end of the war, unveiling renovations in the Rimon wing, including a facelift for the rooms.

  Shlomi Tahan and Ruth Kaplan

Police deepen search for missing persons, including Haymanot Kasau

“We are leaving no stone unturned. We pray for positive news and encourage anyone with relevant information to come forward," the Israel Dog Unit said.

 Pictures of the five missing Israelis.

How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day - opinion

The Jewish practice of counting our blessings encourages us to recognize and appreciate the sustenance in our lives. This regular acknowledgment can foster a lasting sense of gratitude.

Father and son in a synagogue

Children in Safed find Mandate-era grenade, bomb squad called to the scene

A soldier on duty noticed children carrying a suspicious bag and intervened. He identified the item as an old grenade and quickly alerted the police bomb squad.

 Children in Safed find unexploded hand grenade

House in Safed suffers direct hit from rocket fire

Alerts were triggered in Safed as a result of dozens of rockets fired towards the city.

 Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.

Israeli woman, 68, wounded by Hezbollah rocket blasts in Safed

Patients suffering from anxiety are being treated at the scene, an MDA spokesperson said.

 View of a house that was hit from a missile fired from Lebanon overnight, in the northern Israeli city of Safed, September 28, 2024