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Hezbollah drone hits Metula home as Kiryat Shmona students rush to shelters | Watch

Hezbollah launches several explosive drones toward Israeli troops and northern communities; one hits a home in Metula with no casualties, a day after Sgt. Nehoray Leizer was killed by a drone strike in southern Lebanon

Yair Kraus, Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.25.26

טראמפ, נתניהו, נעים קאסם, צה"ל חוזר לשגרת הצבת הכוחות בגבול לבנון

'Netanyahu held hostage by Trump': northern leaders enraged as Trump extends Hezbollah ceasefire

Residents near Lebanon border say Israel’s security is being left in US hands after Trump extends the truce by three weeks, even as Hezbollah fire continues and Israel awaits White House-led talks

Yair Kraus | 04.24.26

'It’s like Russian roulette': despite limited protection, Hezbollah threat, Metula residents return home

‘We just wanted to sleep in peace’; residents walk dogs and sip coffee near the border while coping with anxiety, as some take short breaks in Tiberias and Jerusalem to escape constant rocket sirens

Yair Kraus | 03.27.26

Rockets from Lebanon damage buildings in northern Israel

Strike hits building in Safed and another damages property near border, as barrages trigger sirens across Upper Galilee and southern Golan; no injuries reported

Ron Crissy | 03.21.26

'We’re still refugees': northern Israelis rebuild after war, fear still lingers

Avi and Meirav Nadiv, still rebuilding their home in Metula after it was destroyed by Hezbollah, share emotional toll of living near Lebanese border; despite financial struggles and constant fear, they remain determined to rebuild their lives

Yair Kraus | 12.14.25

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

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