The colony of Matula has long been a ghost town, and all businesses are closed. The head of the Matula local council, David Azoulai is discouraged by the situation.

He estimates the number of houses that have been damaged in his settlement so far in the war at about 120, of which about 40-50 are heavily damaged, and about 10 "Total loss" "This is the routine of our lives. They are destroying everything we built here with our own hands, it hurts our hearts"