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'Israel's procrastination keeps harming the North': Israeli Minister

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  • Source: Al Mayadeen English
  • 12 Mar 2024 20:35
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Israeli minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf has revealed that he will not be participating or voting in any governmental sessions until the occupation decides to secure the occupied North.

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  • Smoke rises in northern occupied Palestine following a rocket strike from southern Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 (AP)
    Smoke rises in northern occupied Palestine following a rocket strike from southern Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 (AP)

Israeli minister and Knesset member Yitzhak Wasserlauf said he does not intend to participate in parliamentary sessions until a decision to help northern settlers is made, Israeli media reported. 

Israeli website 0404 revealed on Tuesday that Wasserlauf addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a letter stating that "it is unacceptable that the government has not fulfilled its pledges to help Israelis in the occupied North", affirming that he would not partake or vote in any of the government sessions until a decision is made regarding northern settlers. 

He also demanded immediate intervention concerning confrontations on the northern front. In his letter, the minister warned of the growing security threat in the north, noting that “authority chiefs are collapsing under the bureaucratic burden without a broad response as required.”

Wasserlauf also said a decision would be made regarding confrontations against Hezbollah in the north within 10 days since the new year, but nothing has been determined yet, adding that "it is impossible to leave the people of the north without state assistance."

Meanwhile, the Israelis, according to Wasserlauf, have been procrastinating the issuance of a decision for the occupied North, which further harms northerners. 

'Israel' pays high price for north front confrontations

Israeli media on Monday characterized the costs, both public and in terms of security, incurred by "Israel" due to the Hezbollah confrontation as exorbitant.

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Amir Bouhbut, a military affairs analyst, informed the Israeli Walla website that these costs manifest in the loss of Israeli soldiers, injuries sustained, disruption of daily life, economic setbacks, and the destruction of civilian, military, and security infrastructure.

He added that among the military infrastructure affected thus far are the Israeli army base in 'Meron', the headquarters of the Northern Command, the 'Galilee Division', and various other sites.

Bouhbut stressed that the Israeli military faces substantial strain, requiring the mobilization of regular and reserve forces across sea, air, and land to anticipate various scenarios. This is compounded by ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip and preparations for potential military action in the south.

It is worth stressing that Israeli media described Sunday as the most challenging day on the northern front, with Hezbollah launching over 70 missiles toward 'Israel'.

Hezbollah's impact on the occupied North

The anxiety of the settlers in northern occupied Palestine is spiking due to the military operations carried out by Hezbollah for more than 5 months, and as a result of the absence of any horizon for their return, nor for a political solution with Hezbollah.

In this context, Israeli media quoted residents of the north saying they would not return to living in the north “without a war with Hezbollah.”

The settlers expressed fear in a statement, saying “There are no indications to guarantee that Hezbollah is not planning a future war, or to guarantee that it will not open fire and fire missiles towards the north from time to time.”

The situation in the northern Israeli settlement of "Margaliot" is "unreasonable",  and residents do not have freedom of movement, "Margaliot" settlement council chief Eitan Davidi said on Saturday. "We cannot move. We are hiding behind the walls."

"The state is not present anywhere in the north, and civilians are the ones managing affairs there," he added.

According to Davidi, "Israel is doing everything it can to avoid confrontation with Lebanon and to reach a political settlement."

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