«A territory without people is also a victory for the enemy»: what Ukrainian journalists saw on Israel’s northern border and what conclusions they drew for Ukraine

On October 20, 2026, the Ukrainian publication UA.NEWS published a report by journalist Kristina Lomenko, prepared after a trip to the northern border of Israel. The main conclusion of the material also applies to Ukraine: the enemy is capable of emptying an entire region without even capturing its territory.

Author: Pavel Shveyko | NANews

The press tour was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine. NANews has already reported on this trip: Ukrainian journalists met with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, and the Holodomor victims memorial.

Now there is a report on the most painful side of the Israeli experience — life at the border, from where people are forced to leave due to the constant threat of attacks.
60,000 evacuated and 43 deserted communities

In Upper Galilee, Ukrainian journalists met with Sarit Zehavi, a reserve lieutenant colonel and founder of the ALMA research center, which studies security threats to Israel from Lebanon and Syria.

According to her data, due to shelling and the threat of a Hezbollah invasion, more than 60,000 residents of northern…

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