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מסע לאורך גבול הצפון ביישובים מטולה, משגב עם, אביבים שתולה ותצפית על הכפרים הלבנוניים בהם שלטו חיזבאללה

From Metula to Shtula: rebuilding northern Israel after Hezbollah’s collapse

From Metula to Shtula, residents return to northern Israeli towns a year after Nasrallah’s killing, facing frontline security and shattered infrastructure as they piece their communities back together.

Yair Kraus | 09.25.25

'No school, no business, no people': Israel’s northernmost town remains deserted months after Hezbollah ceasefire

While most border towns begin to recover, only 500 of Metula’s 2,100 residents have returned; businesses remain shuttered, hotels are damaged and schools won’t reopen this year

Asi Haim, Navit Zomer | 08.04.25

Metula mayor slams Israel for security failure after Lebanon rocket fire

Following launch of 6 rockets from Lebanon, Israeli forces respond with artillery fire as locals voice frustration over ongoing threats and slow return to normalcy despite IDF nad government assurances; 'IDF said there’s no longer a security risk—well, there's no security at all'

Ran Rimon, Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 03.22.25

דיווח לבנוני: טילי יירוט התפוצצו בגזרה המזרחית של דרום לבנון

Rockets fired at northern Israel for first time in months

IDF intercepts rockets launched from Lebanon, marking renewed threat in north; no injuries or damage reported; Israeli forces respond with artillery fire

Yoav Zitun | 03.22.25

Despite promises of financing and rebuilding, Metula is a ravaged ghost town

For 1st time since October 7 all security restrictions have been lifted in communities near the border with Lebanon, but the reality for Metula's residents is a decimated town, not the least bit ready to absorb families; Damage from Hezbollah's year-long onslaught has left people clueless as to when normal life will resume

Oded Shalom | 02.24.25

Israel to allow northern residents to return home amid security concerns

Nearly 18 months after evacuations, military approves residents' return in under 3 weeks; Metula Council head slams move; 'This is total destruction for victory image, there is nothing to return to'

Itamar Eichner | 02.09.25

Metula rabbi learns his personal information found in Hezbollah documents

Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin says was stunned when a military official told him intelligence documents located during the IDF's ground operation in Lebanon had copious details on him and the rest of Metula

Itamar Eichner | 01.07.25

A home that was hit by a rocket in Metula

‘People are still afraid’: Northern residents hesitate to return after over year of war

Arie Almog and his partner are the only residents who remained in the border town of Metula after evacuation orders were issued

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 12.10.24

Residents of north afraid to return home despite cease-fire

While Netanyahu specified the reasons for the cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah, evacuated residents are not buying it, saying that returning now is tantamount to surrender; 'I’m not buying it. We saw what they did to the poor residents in the south'

Israel Moshkovitz, Roni Green Shaulov | 11.27.24

5 killed, 1 severely wounded in Hezbollah rocket attack on Metula

Israeli farmer and 4 foreign workers killed when rockets crash in agricultural field near border town; IDF confirms 2 rockets crossed from Lebanon; rocket fire triggers alerts in Karmiel and dozens of neighboring localities, no further casualties reported

Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.31.24

Mass evacuations from Lebanese towns amid explosions from IDF attack

Two farmers injured by rocket from Lebanon targeting Metula, as Israeli forces warned Lebanese towns of imminent danger, urging evacuation; From an environmental standpoint, there is significant damage to forests throughout northern Israel, with long-term recovery needed for affected wildlife and vegetation

ynet correspondents | 10.30.24

פיר מנהרת טרור שהושמד על ידי כוחות צה״ל בכפר כילא בלבנון

This is where 1,000 armed Radwan fighters were poised to invade Israel

Ynet reporter on the ground with troops in South Lebanon: For over 20 years, Hezbollah planned to capture Metula to invade the Upper Galilee; The IDF's 769th Brigade destroyed underground facilities and arms depots in Kila, a major Hezbollah hub, thwarting their invasion plans

Yair Kraus | 10.29.24

Troops taken aback by Radwan arsenal in South Lebanon

Cars with full gas tanks with machine guns loaded on them, weapons, munitions found meters from a kindergarten in Metula: 'Commander says only troops on the ground could locate what Radwan had been hiding

Yoav Zitun | 10.13.24

Metula emergency squad members injured while helping family whose home hit by Hezbollah rocket

The 2 men injured in Sunday night's anti-tank missile attack were members of the standby squad, who were helping a family collect their belongings from their damaged home; One of the victims is in serious condition

Yair Kraus, Lior El-Hai | 06.24.24

תקיפות כפר כילא, אל-חיאם ואל-עזיה בלבנון

2 injured in anti-tank missile attack on vehicle in Metula as top US general warns of broader war

Hezbollah claims responsibility for attack; Reports of rocket attacks on southern Lebanon follow; Top US general says Israel offensive in Lebanon could increase risk war involving Iran and U.S. troops

Yair Kraus, Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun, AP | 06.24.24

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