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Kiryat Shmona (Hebrew: קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, lit. Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 in the Battle of Tel Hai.
Sep 25, 2024 · Kiryat Shmona has been targeted with the greatest number of strikes. Israel has scaled up its attacks on Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by Iran, bombing thousands of targets affiliated...
Oct 23, 2023 · Fewer than 2,000 people stayed in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, which was ordered to evacuate due to the risk of escalation with Hezbollah in Lebanon. They share their hopes, fears and stories of living under rocket fire and military operations.
Jul 8, 2024 · An Israeli town 1 kilometre from the Lebanon border is all but deserted as the threat of a new war looms. Inside Lebanon, residents are also preparing for a full-scale conflict.
Thousands of people remain in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, despite frequent and deadly Hezbollah rocket strikes. They cite various reasons, such as emotional attachment, resettlement grant, or ideological conviction, to stay in the war-torn border area.
Oct 24, 2023 · The army has ordered the evacuation of the 23,000 inhabitants of Kiryat Shmona, located between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, but some residents refuse to go, saying they have been through other wars before. The town is now a scene of contrasts between those who stay and those who leave, as the conflict with Hezbollah intensifies.
On Thursday, three residents were injured by a rocket strike on a home in what appeared to be the most serious attack on the city since 2006. Earlier this week, the Defense Ministry’s National ...
