The Hula Lake Park, closed to visitors for 14 months, reopens during the heaviest rainfall in weeks.
The facility in northern Israel, run by the KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund, was shuttered following the Hamas terror attack on southern Israel on October 7 last year and the start of rocket attacks by the Lebanese terror group on October 8.
Park employees living near the Lebanese border were evacuated from their homes, but eventually returned to work, under fire, needing to run to bomb shelters with some regularity.
With its water and wide expanses of green, the park has long been a popular destination for Israeli and overseas visitors.
It is a particular draw during the two annual bird migrations, when tens of thousands of birds, particularly cranes, stop over to rest and feed on journeys between Eastern Europe or Western Asia and Africa.
Senior KKL officials voice hope that the reopening will help restore some level of normalcy to northern Israel, following last month’s ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.
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