(The Times-UK) Will Lloyd - The town of Metula is the most northern, most bombed and most dangerous place in Israel. Metula is surrounded by steep rocky hills, allowing Hizbullah to fling rockets, missiles and drones at the buildings below. Visitors have five seconds to hit the ground if a rocket or missile is launched. The town's 700 families were evacuated. Without humans, Metula was being taken over by rats and flies. Vegetation was pushing up through cracks in the asphalt. Since Oct. 8, 2023, the town had been hit by 30 drone strikes, 450 Kornet anti-tank missiles, and up to 900 rockets, said Metula's mayor, David Azoulay. The IDF claimed they foiled two infiltration attempts into Metula by Hizbullah's Radwan Force. After 20 minutes, the IDF pulled the plug on the journalists' tour. Before we could leave, alarms started wailing. We scattered out of the cars and scrambled for cover. Half of the group ended up in a ditch. There were three booming sounds overhead. The rockets had been intercepted. Our convoy left between rocket barrages.
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