A Hezbollah outpost overlooks the settlements of the north/Amir Bokhbut
Settlements and kibbutzim in the Upper Galilee, which are close to the border fence with Lebanon, were evacuated following the developing campaign against Hezbollah, and the danger of being hit by rockets.
Kiryat Shmona, the city that provides the services in this area, was also evacuated.
However, an arbitrary decision by the state states that 8 kibbutzim in the Upper Galilee are not evacuated, because they are a little further from the border - a matter of a few meters.
Thus, it turns out that the residents there, who do not receive aid from the state and do not have the financial possibility to evacuate independently to a safer place, live in a war zone.
"Let me tell you about the horrible reality we live in," tweets Omer Michaeli, a resident of Shamir and father of three, on his Twitter page.
"We live in a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee, very close to the border. The state randomly decided on 8 kibbutzim that will not be evacuated - because they do not meet any false conditions. There is nothing like living in a war zone: endless booms and planes, nowhere to shop, no doctor nearby , let's not talk about culture and leisure."
Friends - I need your help.
This will be a bit long, apologies.
Let me tell you about the horrible reality we live in: we live in a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee, very close to the border.
The state randomly decided on 8 kibbutzim that will not be evacuated - because they do not meet any false condition.
And there is nothing like living in a war zone:
— Omer M (@omermic) February 19, 2024
"Beyond these difficulties, our children face educational and social difficulties and the lack of an appropriate educational framework. Since we live in a war zone, children from grades 1 to 6 have a framework for 4.5 hours a day attached to a shelter. They receive very few enrichment classes, almost no core studies, And every two classes (3rd, 4th) has one teacher who is supposed to teach all the content without having a substitute if necessary. Is the teacher sick? No classes."
According to him, the residents' appeals for help, in the form of female soldier teachers for example, were met with illusory answers - "The army is not ready for the soldiers to cross the Amiad Line. While we and our children are not evacuated and absorb the war on a daily basis, the army is not ready for soldiers to come here to help so as not to endanger them ! The world is upside down. Our children are not homeless!", concludes Omar in a heartbreaking tweet.
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