[68450] Series of security alerts in the Galilee and Samaria: Fear of UAV and terrorist infiltration
[68450] Series of security alerts in the Galilee and Samaria: Fear of UAV and terrorist infiltration
A series of security events occupied the security forces today in the Upper Galilee and Samaria, as alerts for UAV infiltrations and suspicion of a terrorist incident were activated in various areas.
Security tension in the North and Samaria
A busy day of security alerts passed for the residents of the North and Samaria on May 20, 2026. During the day, alerts were activated in a series of locations due to fears of hostile aircraft infiltration.
According to reports from News from the Field on Telegram, which is characterized by intensive coverage of security events in the field, alerts were activated in Kiryat Shmona and its surroundings as well as in Moshav Malkiya due to fear of UAV infiltration. A similar suspicion was also reported in Malkiya which was confirmed by Almog Boker Updates.
However, shortly thereafter, the Home Front Command updated that the incident in Kiryat Shmona and its surroundings had ended. At the same time, ynet news reported that the sirens heard in the Upper Galilee were in fact "false alarms."
In another sector, Israel News IL reported a fear of terrorist infiltration in the settlement of Nofim in Samaria. This channel focuses on real-time reports from the field, and warned of the specific incident in Judea and Samaria, which joins the overall security tension experienced by the residents of Israel on this day.