Israel'sonce-pastoral north is now a tense military zone
In recent weeks, attacks on Israel have come from the Syrian border as well. Most of the missiles were intercepted or fell in open areas, and the IDF attacked the launch sites. In an unusual step, the IDF claimed responsibility last Monday afternoon for the killing of Hassan Okasha, responsible for Hamas rocket launches from Syria.
On Tuesday evening, the IDF claim responsibility for another targeted killing: Ali Hossein Barji, commander of Hezbollah’s aerial forces in southern Lebanon, assassinated at Tawil’s funeral. Per the IDF’s statement, the assassination was carried out by an IAF aircraft.
The fear of an escalation in the north grows with every round of strike and counter-strike. The tension evident among troops across the Galil shows that while all eyes are focused on Gaza, Israel’s north is a tinderbox.
Heading to Tzfas, where sirens cut through the air on Shabbos morning, I find a city that has remained relatively quiet until now.
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