KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel: The remaining residents of the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, who have not fled rising cross-border fire from militants in Lebanon, said on Friday they were ready for whatever happens.

The Israel-Lebanon border has seen escalating tit-for-tat exchanges, mainly between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, since Palestinian militants of Hezbollah ally Hamas launched shock raids in southern Israel on October 7, stoking fears of a wider regional conflict.

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