Despite the danger, older residents, firefighters, medics and a few small-business owners chose to stay put in Kiryat Shmona, the northernmost Israeli city near the border with Lebanon.
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In Hezbollah’s Sights, a Stretch of Northern Israel Becomes a No-Go Zone
For the few Israelis remaining in the evacuated zone along the northern border with Lebanon, the simmering conflict there has become intensely personal.
Hezbollah Attack Injures 2 Israelis Amid Fresh Push to Reduce Tensions
Diplomats said France had presented a proposal aimed at ending the strikes and skirmishes along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah
As tensions escalated on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon after Oct. 7, Israel evacuated tens of thousands of residents from the region, including from Kiryat Shmona, a town with 24,000 people. Months later, evacuees remain in limbo, and the mayor…
‘No End in Sight’: Evacuated Israeli City Braces for Possible War With Hezbollah
As tensions escalated on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon after Oct. 7, Israel evacuated tens of thousands of residents from the region, including from Kiryat Shmona, a town with 24,000 people. Months later, evacuees remain in limbo, and the mayor…
At Tourist Hotels, Israeli Evacuees Plan for Long Stays to Escape Border Attacks
More than 125,000 Israeli evacuees have been resettled from their communities along the dangerous borders with Lebanon and Gaza in the largest internal displacement in the country’s history.