The Defense Ministry announces that it has begun work to reinforce dozens of homes in the Israeli town of Avivim, near the Lebanese border – those most likely to be hit by rocket fire during the attack. a future conflict with the Hezbollah terrorist group.
The effort, dubbed Northern Shield, officially began in October last year, when the ministry’s Engineering and Construction Division, along with the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command, began to installing new bomb shelters in houses in the Kfar Yuval community in the northeast. of Kiryat Shmona.
The ministry says 62 bomb shelters are currently under construction in Avivim.
Ultimately, the ministry intends to implement its Northern Shield reinforcement plan in the 21 communities closest to the northern border.
