Based on a tally prepared by the occupation, Israeli reports disclosed that around 512 settler housing units and structures suffered damage from Hezbollah's rockets since October 7th, with the extent of the damage ranging from partial to complete destruction.

Breaking down the details, Israeli media outlined that the impact affected 131 settler housing units in "Metulla," 43 settler housing units in "Kiryat Shmona," 121 homes in al-Manara, 9 settler housing units in al-Malkiya, 11 settler housing units in "Avivim," 25 settler housing units in "Zar'it", 37 settler housing units in "Shtula," 5 settler housing units in "Hanita," and 130 settler housing units in "Shlomi."

Similarly, Israeli media reported that 50 settler housing units were affected last Saturday following the use of Volcano-type rockets by Hezbollah.

Concurrently, Israeli media outlets have confirmed that a state of uncertainty and tension prevails in the North. This has led to numerous speculations about the potential cost that the Israeli "home front" may bear in the event of a wider confrontation with Hezbollah.

It was reported that the mayors in the North have expressed their concern about the security situation, providing accelerated basic training for settlers to deal with intensive shelling.

Furthermore, the Israeli media pointed out that the prevailing mood among the settlers has shifted for the worse. Settlers of northern settlements are now aware of the consequences of fighting with Hezbollah, especially considering that thousands of settler housing units have become deserted.

This is happening as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah continues to conduct military operations against the Israeli occupation enemy in response to Israeli aggression on Gaza and the South of Lebanon, as the front along the Lebanese-occupied Palestinian border intensifies.

Israeli forces failed, Hezbollah undeterred: Israeli 'Metulla' chief

David Azoulai, the chief of the "Metulla" settlement, has repeatedly called on the Israeli government and the Israeli occupation forces to "act militarily" in Lebanon, as per Israeli Channel 14.

Last November, he said: "We are still behaving in the lax policy before October 7; we must showcase our strength." 

"The whole world is watching, including the surrounding Arab states," he added.

At the time, Azoulai underlined that he was constantly hearing that the Israeli occupation managed to deter Hezbollah, which he denied, by stressing that it was "Israel" instead that was deterred.

According to Azoulai, he had a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Israeli occupation forces and threw in his face the fact that the relationship of trust between settlers and the IOF was damaged. 

Concurrently, Avichai Stern, the mayor of "Kiryat Shmona", urged Israeli settlers not to return to the settlement, Israeli media reported. Stern stressed, in a message to the settlers in northern occupied Palestine, that they should not come back as long as the situation on the borders with Lebanon remained unchanged.

The media pointed out that northern settlements have been emptied of Israeli settlers, noting that it is doubtful whether the settlers will be able to return to the area within a year or more.

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