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Kiryat Shmona becomes largest abandoned settlement in occupied North

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  • 24 Apr 2024 04:05
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The Jerusalem Post has revealed that the occupation evacuated 43 settlements in the occupied North since October 7.

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  • Israeli forces examine the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern occupied Palestine, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (AP)
    Israeli forces examine the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern occupied Palestine, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (AP)

The Kiryat Shmona settlement in occupied North Palestine has become the largest settlement to be abandoned since October 7, 2023, a report by the Jerusalem Post showed. 

The settlement was described as a "ghost town" by the Israeli newspaper amid Hezbolla's continuous military operations targeting northern settlements in support of Gaza and in response to Israeli aggression against Lebanon. 

According to JP, emergency service workers have all evacuated the settlement, while traffic remains extremely light, prompting the municipality to stop operating traffic signals. Only one supermarket remains open, but it closes its doors at noon. Wolves and wild animals reportedly roam the settlement's roads at night.

The newspaper emphasized that the majority of settlers who fled Kiryat Shmona have decided not to return, noting that the longer the state of uncertainty regarding escalation with Lebanon persists, the more likely it is for them to permanently relocate.

It was revealed that due to daily rocket launches from Lebanon, the occupation government evacuated 43 settlements located within five kilometers of the Mediterranean Sea to the west, relocating settlers to the Golan Heights to the east, which allegedly led to the "establishment of a security zone inside Israel along the entire northern border."

Over 60,000 settlers abandoned the north and are currently staying in hotels, rentals, or with relatives or friends. 

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The head of the Metula settlement, David Azoulay, said that "every two days a shell falls on one of the houses, and the anti-tank missiles, particularly the Cornet missiles, are especially lethal," noting that out of 600 settlement units, 130 had been damaged, with some completely destroyed.

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Reuters highlighted that this was Hezbollah's "deepest attack" into occupied Palestinian territory since the start of the Gaza war on October 7.

The Lebanese Resistance group mentioned that the operation came in response to the Israeli aggression that targeted the town of Adloun and the assassination of one of its fighters.

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"200 days of steadfastness and heroism" pic.twitter.com/nFa5Byamv7

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