86 homes damaged in northern border kibbutz during weeks of rocket, missile fire from Lebanon

The community manager of Kibbutz Manara, close to the border with Lebanon, says that 86 houses in the community have been damaged by rocket and missile fire from the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.

“Eighty-six houses were damaged here in Manara, some completely destroyed and some only with shattered windows,” Yochai Wolfin tells the Kan public broadcaster, noting that the kibbutz has been largely evacuated of civilians.

“The kibbutz has been hit a number of times and the damage is serious,” he says. “We want to return home and we are waiting for deterrence to be restored to the northern border.”

Since October 7, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Gaza amid the war there.

Israel has said it will no longer tolerate the presence of Hezbollah along the northern frontier after Hamas’s massacre, in which thousands of terrorists burst into Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people and kidnapping over 240, mostly civilians.

Israel has increasingly warned that if the international community does not push Hezbollah forces away from its border through diplomatic means, it will take action.