Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Metula

View of the northern town of Metula, on the border with Lebanon. June 22, 2026. (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)
August 19, 2026, 7:03 pm
Metula poetry festival moved to Jerusalem, for third year
Literary event celebrates 29 years, but northern town bombarded by Hezbollah can’t host guests just yet
By Jessica Steinberg
View of the northern town of Metula, on the border with Lebanon, June 22, 2026. (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)
August 18, 2026, 11:34 am
Six foreign workers hurt in explosion of old munition in Metula
Two men wounded seriously, one moderately, in blast at a nectarine orchard near Lebanon border
By ToI Staff and Diana Bletter
Israeli security forces are seen at a home in Metula, near the Israel-Lebanon border, that was hit by a Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle on May 25, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
May 25, 2026, 3:04 pm
Hezbollah UAV hits Metula home amid wave of attacks, none hurt; ministers urge escalation
IDF warns residents of 10 south Lebanon towns to leave ahead of strikes on terror group; Ben Gvir, Smotrich demand major attacks, as Aoun calls Israeli withdrawal ‘non-negotiable’
By Stav Levaton, Sam Sokol and Agencies
Six Hezbollah gunmen are seen on a rooftop in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil, April 24, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 24, 2026, 9:44 pm
Amid truce, Hezbollah attacks IDF in south Lebanon; troops kill 6 gunmen in Bint Jbeil
IDF also strikes buildings from which terror group launched rocket barrage at north shortly before Trump announced ceasefire extension; Israeli drone downed over Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian
A home in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona is damaged following a Hezbollah rocket attack, April 1, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
April 4, 2026, 4:04 am
Hezbollah attacks damage homes in north; IDF said to destroy east Lebanon bridge
Lebanese media says bridge linking two towns struck after IDF said it would hit it to block Hezbollah reinforcements; military says airstrikes targeted Hezbollah sites in Beirut
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Mayor of Netu’a Yoav Cohen (left) poses with a worker at the moshav’s central chicken farm. (Theia Chatelle/ JTA)
March 20, 2026, 7:16 am
Traumatized by their last evacuation, many in Israel’s north are staying put despite renewed danger
Residents ‘don’t have it in them to leave again,’ says one regional official, as fatigue from 16 months of displacement and economic turmoil supersedes concern over renewed Hezbollah fire
By Theia Chatelle
Ofer Moskovitz stands in his avocado grove on March 12, 2026, overlooking the border with Lebanon. (Courtesy)
March 16, 2026, 10:41 am
As Hezbollah strongholds crop back up, northern farmers regrow destroyed fields
While there are plans to help rejuvenate Upper Galilee agriculture decimated during the 2023-2024 war, locals duck incoming rockets and missiles amid another conflict with Iran
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A Metula resident inspects damage on her home along the Lebanon border, on December 9, 2024, shortly after the ceasefire that halted the Hezbollah rockets. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
October 12, 2025, 8:17 am
After almost a year of calm, war-scarred Metula is rebuilding. But will tourists come?
Only 40% of the northern border town’s displaced residents have returned since November’s ceasefire with Hezbollah, and with restaurants and businesses closed, visitors lag as well
By Diana Bletter
Levav Weinberg, a farmer in Metula, stands in his apple orchard with a view of the border with Lebanon and Kafr Kila, once a Hezbollah stronghold, in the background, on September 18, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
September 22, 2025, 2:00 pm
In war-ravaged northern Israel, farmers replant apple trees hoping for sweeter years ahead
With some 99,000 acres of farmland in the north destroyed during the Hezbollah conflict, growers face a bittersweet return as they judge whether to save orchards or start from scratch
By Diana Bletter
At the 2024 Metula Poetry Festival, held in Jerusalem as it will be this year, September 3-5, 2025 (Courtesy Confederation House)
August 15, 2025, 11:38 am
Metula Poetry Festival to explores grief, resilience and renewal
Annual event to be held in Jerusalem for a second year, as northern town rebuilds after war with Hezbollah
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Smoke at the site of reported Israeli artillery shelling of a Hezbollah target in the Lebanese village of Yohmor, in response to earlier rocket fire on Metula, March 22, 2025. (Rabih Daher/AFP)
March 22, 2025, 11:12 am
6 rockets fired from Lebanon at Metula; IDF airstrikes hit dozens of Hezbollah sites
3 rockets intercepted, 3 fall short in Lebanon; Hezbollah denies it fired; some Metula residents leave town; several killed in Israeli strikes; IDF: It’s Lebanon’s job to uphold ceasefire
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A man surveys damage caused during the recent war in Metula, on the Israeli border with Lebanon, January 2, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/ Flash90)
February 24, 2025, 12:43 pm
As northerners sent home, hard-hit Metula says more time needed to heal war wounds
With main street a construction site, the school in ruins and most residents still reticent to return, Mayor David Azoulay wants the government to wait until July to reopen the city
By Diana Bletter
Israeli military vehicles cross a cement barrier on the border between Israel and the southern Lebanese village of Dhayra, on February 17, 2025 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
February 18, 2025, 2:59 pm
Welcome to the era of the buffer zone
Whereas, in the past, Israel has semi-occupied adjacent territory, now it’s creating sterilized strips that potentially redefine its borders
By Amir Ben-David
A moving truck is one of the few vehicles in this neighborhood in Kiryat Shmona. (Uriel Heilman/ JTA)
December 19, 2024, 9:37 am
Despite Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, northern residents fear returning home
While the conflict is officially over for now, many Israelis near the border are wary of October 7-like attacks and future wars with the Lebanese terrorist organization
By Uriel Heilman
Moshe Weinstein, 76, an Israeli farmer, touches the ladder used by his son Omer at the site of his killing by shrapnel from a rocket launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, at his apple farm in Metula, northern Israel, December 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov)
December 3, 2024, 7:40 pm
Israeli farmer who lost son to Hezbollah rocket tries to restore his orchard
‘I came and saw the worst thing possible to see,’ says Moshe Weinstein, who found his son, along with four Thai workers, lying dead in his apple orchard
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.