Tel Aviv, Jan. 24 -- Israel is promoting two major plans to strengthen Kiryat Shmona, a city in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Located in the "Finger of the Galilee," the city has been hit hard economically due to attacks by Hezbollah.

The plans, led by the Israel Land Authority, in cooperation with the Kiryat Shmona Municipality and the Northern District Committee, focus on planning and developing the eastern part of the northern city, and include approximately 6,800 new housing units in response to the high demand for housing in the city, approximately 900,000 square meters for employment space and the developing food tech industry in the city, commercial space, public buildings, open spaces, and more.

The southern plan...