Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe streets of Kiryat Shmona remain deserted, after nearly three years of war. 'Deep down, I hope this is all a cover story for a much larger move,' said one city resident. A resident of Shomera added: 'People who stayed in the Galilee Panhandle only did so because they had no choice'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAdi Hashmonai01:46 AM • June 17 2026 IDTAfter an intensive day of air-raid sirens and a double-digit number of explosive drones from Lebanon, quiet descended on the Galilee on Monday. But under the shadow of the agreement between America and Iran, that quiet was far from reassuring to residents.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonHamasGalileeIDFIranIsrael - U.S.HezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonWho Drove Israel's Diplomatic Suicide Bus: Trump or Netanyahu?Americans and Israelis Each Think the Other Country Is Calling the ShotsIsrael Must Choose Life, Not the SettlementsAustralia Investigates Israeli Sexual Assault Allegations by Flotilla ActivistsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France