Sustaining the north under fire

(JNS) - A team from the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites arrived in early April in a small Upper Galilee community where the sounds of air-raid sirens and explosions had become routine amid weeks of sustained rocket fire.

Despite the U.S.-brokered 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon that went into effect on Friday, residents of Israel's north continue to face uncertainty as security conditions evolve.

For many children in the region, daily life has unfolded largely within bomb shelters. Fifteen kindergarten children gathered at the shelter entrance and quickly immersed themselves in...