Israeli Channel 12 quoted the former head of the Operations Division of the Israeli military, Reservist Major General Israel Ziv, saying the North takes priority, as he condemned the decision "Israel" has taken in postponing confrontation on the northern front until operations in Gaza are over. 

He further commented saying, "We previously said the North could wait till the war in Gaza is over, but it keeps spinning like a revolver door," adding, "We won't get to the North, we won't be able to focus our efforts, and we won't be able to solve the problem there."

Ziv also affirmed that the root of all problems is the incompetence and unreadiness of one person to make a call, taking a jab at Benjamin Netanyahu "who refuses to make decisions in advance, despite what all military and security chiefs recommend."

The occupied North trembles

This comes as the Israeli northern front with Lebanon sees destructive blows amid Hezbollah's retaliation and "Israel's" misconduct in the North. 

Israeli media reported that the Israeli settler community, especially, is consumed by a general mood of distrust vis a vis the incumbent Israeli government. "The Israeli public doesn't know what this government wants and what it plans for," Israeli media reported. 

Israeli media quoted the mayor of "Nesher" as saying the "war in the north will be earth-shattering."

A week ago, according to Israeli media, the mayor reportedly left a meeting with the Minister of the "Interior" "extremely concerned."

During the meeting, the mayor discussed a horrific scenario in which the battle broke out on the northern front, warning, "We are not ready for war, there is no evacuation plan, we have not attended to the dangerous topic factories, and the public is not told the whole truth."

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