US EditionIsrael-Lebanon Border Communities Rebuild Amid Ongoing Strikes and Displacement
Over 55,000 residents have returned to northern Israel border towns but face widespread home damage, economic collapse, and limited government aid, officials and locals said.
- In recent weeks, residents in border towns have begun returning, as Israel's government says about 55,000 displaced residents have returned while Metula remains half empty and struggling to rebuild.
- Hezbollah's refusal to disarm has kept tensions high, as Israel continues strikes into southern Lebanon several times a week, targeting Hezbollah sites, while accusing Lebanon's government of inaction.
- In Metula, just over half of the 1,700 residents are back, while local officials report 60% of homes damaged from rocket fire, among the 64,000 displaced in fall 2023.
- Struggling residents and business owners say promised aid has not reached them, with Ilan Rosenfeld reporting no assistance despite Israel's hundreds of millions invested; Zeev Elkin's spokesman blamed political barriers.
- With updated shelter lists, last week’s strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah's top military commander, and the U.N. reports at least 127 civilians dead since the ceasefire, with Morris Tidball-Binz calling the strikes `war crimes`.
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How a House in Mount Lebanon Endured Through a Family’s Turbulent History
Zabbougha is a tiny village in Lebanon’s mountainous district, or “qada,” of North Metn. The year-round population is roughly 200. It contains one grocery store, three churches and, curiously enough, a tiny wine museum. It is also where my father’s family is from and where I live, in a house that was originally built by my fifth great-grandfather, Mufrij Karam, sometime in the 18th century. But our story starts in the late 1890s, when my grandfa…
Israel Begins Construction on Upgraded Security Barrier Along Jordan Border
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Defense Ministry announced Monday that construction has officially begun on the first two sections of an upgraded security barrier along Israel’s border with Jordan. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The initial sections, totaling approximately 80 kilometers in length, are located in the northern portion of the […]
Israel begins building massive security barrier along entire eastern border
Israel’s Defense Ministry begins construction of massive security barrier which will span nearly all of Israel’s 300-mile eastern border with Jordan. By World Israel News Staff Israel has begun work building a massive security barrier on the border with Jordan, with plans to erect a fence spanning nearly all of Israel’s roughly 500-kilometer (300-mile) eastern frontier. On Monday, the Defense Ministry announced that work has begun on the first t…
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