As tension rises in northern Israel, Channel 12 news claims that “75% of Galilee residents have left their homes” — in an apparent reference, in particular, to areas close to the northern border. (Some 1.6 million Israelis live in the Galilee.)
The TV station’s reporter at the border says that in some border communities, the figure is closer to 90%.
“Those who feel they cannot deal with the tension — not just today, but who are suffering accumulated trauma from years back — were advised two days ago that they should take their things and slowly, carefully head south,” he says, without specifying who gave this advice.