Hezbollah's neighbors: Israeli border community under constant attack from terror group

Kibbutz Manara sits on the border with Lebanon, becoming an easy target for Hezbollah terrorists who have bombarded the community of some 300 Israelis since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel.

Members of the rapid response unit respond to more Hezbollah rocket attacks on Kibbutz Manara. (Kibbutz Manara Rapid Response Unit) A burnt out car destroyed by Hezbollah rocket fire in Kibbutz Manara. (Kibbutz Manara Rapid Response unit) Fire burns after another attack. (Kibbutz Manara Rapid Response Unit) Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent. Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalism. Lachter can be followed on X @efratlachter.

When she arrived, Kibbutz Manara, once home to close to 300 people, looked like a war zone. "We heard explosions above us and hurried to our house – the one closest to the Lebanese border. There was no electricity, and we couldn’t open the windows," she said.