Tension remain high at Israel-Lebanon border as Hezbollah attacks continue to set off sirens

(7 Apr 2026) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4650439 ++PLEASE NOTE THIS MATERIAL WAS SHOT BY AN AP VIDEOGRAPHER. THE AP SUBMITTED THE MATERIAL TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY CENSOR, WHICH DID MAKE DELETIONS ++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Northern Israel - 7 April 2026 1. Various of parked tanks ASSOCIATED PRESS Kiryat Shmona, Israel - 7 April 2026 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Ben Shimol, Kiryat Shmona resident: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS 3 AND 4++ "Before 58 years, the first bomb fell in Kiryat Shmona, and since then until now this is our life. We are walking on the street and bombs are falling, and we cannot live like that anymore. So what we want... we don't care what's happening with Iran, this is not the problem of Kiryat Shmona. We are little bit small for this kind of problem. This should be the problem of the leaders of the United States and Israel, of course, but they have to give us the insurance of living a safe life." ASSOCIATED PRESS Northern Israel - 7 April 2026 3. Zoom in of Metulla to destruction in southern Lebanon 4. Various of parked tanks 5. Various of destruction in southern Lebanon seen from Israel border 6. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Israel Raziel, Kiryat Shmona resident: ++STARTS ON SHOT 5 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 7++ "There is no agreement. There must not be an agreement, and (US President, Donald) Trump needs to go back. There is no agreement. Regarding Hezbollah, as well, it cannot be that the north, all the north from Majdal Shams to Nahariya, will be held hostage by Hezbollah. We need to clear this area, to conquer Lebanon." 7. Wide of destruction in southern Lebanon STORYLINE: Tensions remained high on the Israeli-Lebanese border as rocket and drone attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah continued to set off sirens throughout the day on Tuesday. Israel has moved thousands of troops across the border into Lebanon, and Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants have been fighting on the ground for weeks. Israel says its actions are defensive and meant to prevent Hezbollah from firing missiles into northern Israel. Reacting to the possible 45-day ceasefire proposal with Iran, residents of Kiryat Shmona said that Hezbollah shouldn't be included in the deal. Israel Raziel, a Kiryat Shmona resident, told The Associated Press that there should not be a deal until the area has been "cleared" of Hezbollah operatives. Michel Ben Shimol, another resident, said he wanted the "insurance" of a "safe life". AP video shot by: Alon Bernstein =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...