This week Jews around the world are observing Passover, the Festival of Liberation, that marks the historic exodus from ancient Egypt.

But this year, Joy is tempered with loss and trauma. More than 160,000 Israelis will mark

the holiday while displaced from their homes as the war with Hamas continues.

Still others have empty chairs at the dinner table, their loved ones still held captive by Hamas.

Ali Roggan has more.

In the rugged hills of Northern Israel, Matula's mayor patrols his town where now no one lives.

This is Lebanon.

Lebanon is so close that this border town of 2000 had to be evacuated under government orders.

David Azuli moves around in a golf cart.

He says it's faster to escape when the rockets crash.

This is a synagogue.

For Azuli, his town is nothing of what it once was, especially now at Passover.

It's very sad. It shouldn't be this way. It's very apocalyptic.

Since October 7th, Israel's northern border with Lebanon is now an undeclared second front line.

Hezbollah fires rockets and missiles weekly into Matula.

Nearly a quarter of Matula's 640 homes

have been damaged.

And only a handful of civilians like David

chose to stay behind, carrying an automatic rifle always.

This year we are not going to celebrate Passover.

It's very hard to celebrate when your family and your town is not with you.

His office is now in a bomb shelter.

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