After facing criticism, Netanyahu arrives at low-attendance meeting on rehabilitating north

2 June 2026, 9:57 pm

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at a “special meeting” the government is holding on rehabilitating the north, after missing its beginning and after being criticized by opposition leaders over the matter, Hebrew media reports.

Apart from Netanyahu, only four ministers are in attendance — Avi Dichter, Ze’ev Elkin, Amichay Eliyahu and Ofir Sofer.

The meeting isn’t being held in the north, and no northern mayors or residents have been invited.

Northern mayors have long fumed at what they view as insufficient government attention and help for communities that have been continuously hit by Hezbollah attacks and alarms for several years, with many residents having left and businesses closed.