Metula (Hebrew: מטולה) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of 2,152 in 2023. Metula is located near the sites of the biblical …

Oct 12, 2025 · With its red-tiled roofs, old stone buildings, orchards, and a cobblestoned main street lined with hotels and restaurants, Israel’s northernmost town has long drawn …

Dec 4, 2024 · Metula was founded in 1896, when the Land of Israel was ruled by the Ottoman Empire and Theodor Herzl was organizing the First Zionist Congress. Held in 1897, it …

Oct 24, 2024 · Metula, in northern Israel, has been heavily damaged by Hezbollah’s rockets and missiles amid tensions between the armed group and Israel. The Israeli military granted Isabel …

Feb 8, 2024 · It is a lonely drive to Israel's most northern town, Metula, along a spur of land that is surrounded on three sides by Lebanon. That means it is also surrounded on three sides by …

Aug 4, 2025 · In the summer of 2025, Metula looks more like a ghost town than a scenic northern getaway. Streets are closed, businesses boarded up, and homes damaged or abandoned.

Jan 24, 2020 · Metula is Israel's northernmost town. It is right next to the border with Lebanon. And on a clear day, you can see Lebanon and Syria.

Metula is a city of Israel that is located close to the northern border with Lebanon. Moreover, it is the northernmost town in Israel, and it is close to the biblical cities of Abel Bet Ma’akha, Dan …

Oct 21, 2014 · Metula is the northern most community in Israel, right on the Lebanese border. In the summer of 1896, 60 families, all experienced farmers, came to the hills of Metula in the …

When darkness descends on Metula, Tamira Lang, one of the town’s last remaining residents, switches off her house lights to avoid detection by the Hezbollah terror group, with the border …