After unusually heavy overnight bombing on Tuesday sent sirens wailing in dozens of communities in Israel’s north, residents of the region are calling upon the Israeli army to step up its military operation against the terror group.
Hezbollah fired salvos which included at least 80 rockets targeting the Western Galilee, triggering air raid alerts in numerous localities, including the city of Nahariya.
There were no injuries in the attack, but the bombing sparked multiple fires in the north and caused damage to homes and property. As of Tuesday morning, firefighters were working to battle the blazes.
“Our children are going to sleep scared and wake up terrified by sirens,” says resident of the Galilee region. Some residents are even going as far as to say Israel is showing weakness to the enemy.
There’s a delicate balance between defending the country against terrorist hostilities and a declaration of war against Hezbollah. As the IDF tries to balance the scales, residents live with the new normal in the north suffering the consequences of terrorist attacks. When the AFSI Chizuk Mission was in Jerusalem in May, there were many refugees from Kiryat Shmona. It is heartbreaking to think that their lives have not yet and possibly never will return to normal.
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‘Hezbollah bombing is the new normal,’ says angry evacuee by World Israel News Staff, July 17, 2024