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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melanie Lidman

Israelis had just returned to this northern town after the last war. Now rockets are flying again

APTOPIX Israel Lebanon Border - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Gila Pahima returned to her hometown of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel last spring, 18 months after its population had been evacuated because of Hezbollah rocket fire. Now air raid sirens are again sounding around the clock as the boom of missiles and interceptors echoes overhead.

“I feel like we’re in constant war,” she said. “You feel like you’re on a battlefield all day.”

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