KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel — Those who remain in the northern city of Kiryat Bialik are preparing for the worst-case scenario: a full-blown war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group just across the country’s northern border with Lebanon.
Surveying the damage in Kiryat Bialik on Monday, Ilan Itach was counting his blessings that his family and home for more than 30 years had survived the attack unharmed.
“The entire family is all right, but they are very afraid,” he said, adding that they had left the city to join relatives in another part of northern Israel.
First responders and Israeli security forces gather amid debris and charred vehicles in Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel.
“Unfortunately for us in Israel, military confrontation is part of our risk assessment.”Richard Engel and Charlotte Gardiner reported from Kiryat Bialik.
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KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel —, Kiryat Bialik, Ilan Itach, ”, Jack Guez, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Itach, Michael Halberthal, ” Halberthal, Halberthal, ” Richard Engel, Charlotte Gardiner, Yuliya Talmazan
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NBC News, Getty, ., International Organization for Migration, Rambam, Home, Command, Staff
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Kiryat, Israel, Lebanon, Israel’s Haifa, Iran, Kiryat Bialik, AFP, Gaza, ”, Haifa, London
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