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Despite ceasefire, residents of northern Israel are wary of return, fearing another Oct. 7

JL;DR SUMMARY In northern Israel, residents remain wary despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah, fearing potential escalations similar to the unexpected invasions in the south on October 7th. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HezbollahCeasefireLebanonSecurityEvacuationKiryat ShmonaGalileeInfrastructure

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Northern District, Israel
"Driving the northernmost spur of Israels Road 886, its hard not be astonished by just how close Israelis and their Hezbollah foes lived to one another before the war that began 14 months ago."
Misgav Am, Northern District, Israel
"The road terminates at Misgav Am, a storied Israeli kibbutz right on the border fence thats closer to the Lebanese village of Udaysah than to any town in Israel."
Kiryat Shmona, Northern District, Israel
"The kibbutz is so close to Lebanon that a Hezbollah fighter could theoretically hear an Israeli baby in Manara crying in their bedroom crib less than 100 yards away."
Metula, Northern District, Israel
"...the areas main city, Kiryat Shmona, and many surrounding towns and kibbutzim have limited damage."
Ramot Naftali, Northern District, Israel
"At Ramot Naftali, a picturesque town on the ridge that in normal times is home to about 550 residents, vintner Yitzak Cohen, 75, is one of the few locals who stayed home throughout the war."
Yuvalim, Northern District, Israel
"In the relatively new neighborhood of Yuvalim, a bus careens through the streets but there are no passengers at any of the stops."
Naftali Hills, Northern District, Israel
"In the hillside neighborhood of Naftali Hills, which overlooks the entire city, I run into David Cohen and two of his daughters cleaning the patio in front of a small synagogue."
Kfar Blum, Northern District, Israel
"Kibbutz Kfar Blum was one of the unfortunate communities in the lose-lose zone: too far for residents to be eligible for government assistance to relocate elsewhere, but close enough to Lebanon to make for an opportune target for Hezbollah."
Beit Hillel, Northern District, Israel
"When the drone attacks began, it became clear very quickly that they can kill or wound you. Its not a pleasant feeling. On one drive to Kiryat Shmona I had to stop and run for cover three separate times."
Raanana, Northern District, Israel
"Cohens wife split her time during the war between Raanana, where a daughter lives, and home, where shed spend the weekends with her husband."
Yesod Hamaala, Northern District, Israel
"Because there are no schools open in the city, her 11-year-old son must commute about 10 miles south to attend school at Yesod Hamaala."
Sderot, Northern District, Israel
"Im reminded of the forlorn sukkahs I saw still standing amid the ruins in Beeri, Sderot and other southern communities months after Hamass Oct. 7 attack."

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