Haifa to demolish rocket-damaged 12-story building over collapse fears
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Residents have been prohibited from entering the site, even to retrieve personal belongings, due to the danger posed by the unstable structure.
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Israeli security forces inspect the vicinity of a damaged house at a site hit by rockets fired from Lebanon in Rinatya village in central occupied Palestine, on November 24, 2024 (AFP)
Israeli news website Ynet on Monday reported that the Haifa municipality has decided to demolish a 12-story residential building that was struck during a rocket barrage targeting the occupied city on Sunday, the Israeli Ynet news website reported.
The decision was made following an assessment by municipal engineering teams, who deemed the building a safety hazard with a high risk of collapse, potentially endangering neighboring structures.
According to the municipality, "the decision to destroy the building after using engineering tools was made due to the fear that the building will collapse and damage the building next to it."
Residents have been prohibited from entering the site, even to retrieve personal belongings, due to the danger posed by the unstable structure.
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'Blood of northern settlers on Netanyahu's hands,' Israelis cry
Earlier on Monday, settlers in northern occupied Palestine expressed their anger toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid discussions of an agreement on the northern front with Lebanon.
Israeli settlers criticized Netanyahu's claims of achieving a "decisive victory" while sharing videos showing Hezbollah fighters in the background, accusing him of making empty promises and abandoning them, saying "The blood of northern residents will be on your hands."
In a related context, Moshe Davidovich, the head of the Mate Asher Regional Council stated that Netanyahu's government was "making agreements over our heads, without ensuring our safe return, which is the most important thing," stressing that northern settlers wish to live safely but have been failed by the government.
Speaking to Israeli Channel 12, Davidovich said that the war has brought utmost destruction on northern settlements, as roads are destroyed, havoc has been wreaked on settlers' lives, the settlements' tourism, economy, and agriculture.
Earlier, Amos Harel, Haaretz' military affairs analyst, also criticized the situation in the north, stating that "while ceasefire negotiations in Lebanon continue, settlers' sense of personal security is being undermined by the increasing frequency of shelling from Lebanon and its daily extension into central Israel."
"The bottom line is clear: life in the north remains completely disrupted, while daily disturbances are also spreading toward the center," he said.
