Israeli media: Settler frustration in the North
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Israeli media says there is frustration in the northern settlements due to the ongoing operations of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.
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Cars drive in the village of Kfar Kila, on the Lebanese-Palestinian border in southeast Lebanon, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP)
Israeli Channel 13 reported that there is civil frustration in the northern settlements on the border with Lebanon. The channel reported that Hezbollah pledged it would cease fire the moment Hamas did so, and it would resume operations the moment Hamas did so, stressing that Hezbollah “unfortunately stuck to its word."
According to the channel, there is frustration among settlers in the North, indicating that the heads of settlements who spoke to the channel said, "The Israeli army is now maneuvering on the southern front (Gaza)," adding that "in the north (near the border with Lebanon), we haven't even started trying to solve the problem yet."
Since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah has continued to support the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and has been targeting Israeli military sites along the border with Lebanon.
Hezbollah intensifies attacks on Lebanese-Palestinian border
That said, earlier on Saturday, in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance, Hezbollah conducted a series of operations on Israeli military targets in the occupied territories for the second day in a row, since the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
At 12:50 pm (local time), the Resistance conducted two simultaneous operations on the western sector of confrontations. Hezbollah fighters launched an attack on the al-Raheb military site, confirming direct hits. Nearby, the Resistance targeted the headquarters of the Israeli occupation forces 91st Division, in the "Biranit" Barracks.
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Around an hour later, the Resistance targeted the Roueisat al-Alam military site in the Israeli-occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms, confirming direct hits.
It also targeted Israeli artillery positions at the Khirbet Ma'ar military site, opposite the Lebanese towns of al-Dhayrah and Yaroun, near the Lebanese-Palestinian border, using appropriate weapons and rockets.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the Amal Movement targeted the occupation sites of Ramtha, Roueisat al-Alam, and al-Sammaqa in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms, using appropriate weapons.
Settlers not returning north for fear of Hezbollah
Earlier, Israeli media and the Israeli Deputy Chief of Staff both concurred that the situation in the north of occupied Palestine is intolerable and that they will not return there as long as Hezbollah is present.
Fires broke out near the al-Abbad Israeli military site after occupation forces based inside opened fire within the vicinity of the base, using machine guns and mortars, as a result of heightened fear of a Hezbollah operation, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Saturday.
Yossi Yehoshua, a military affairs expert for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth expressed that "it is not possible to return to Metulla and Shtula while they (Hezbollah) are there."
Yehoshua added that there will be "no tourism," and neither will anyone "go out for a walk in the North while the situation is as such."
