Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon.
A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.
Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon.
A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year.
On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.
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