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Kiryat Shmona residents protest Lebanon ceasefire outside US Embassy
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Residents of Kiryat Shmona protest against the ceasefire with Hezbollah outside the United States embassy in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
Hundreds of residents from the northern border city of Kiryat Shmona are protesting against the ceasefire signed with Lebanon on Thursday outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem and the United States Embassy.
“After two years of being evacuated with our children growing up in hotels and shelters, we will not lend a hand to an agreement that means abandoning the north and allowing Hezbollah to continue arming itself on our fence,” the city’s municipality says in a statement.
“President Trump, you wouldn’t let your kids live under threat. Why are you letting our children live like this?” Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern asks during the demonstration.
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