A last-minute peace deal could still possibly avert a full-on war between Israel and Hezbollah. But the amount of firepower assembling on Israel’s northern border suggests that war could start any day now.
By the tens of thousands, Israeli troops continue gathering and preparing on that border with Lebanon. Their purpose is to stop Hezbollah terrorists who’ve been attacking northern Israel from Lebanon almost daily for months.
That’s forced some 80,000 Israelis to flee their homes and empty out whole communities near the border. As Kiryat Shmona resident Yarden Haziza puts it, “Living right now in Kiryat Shmona is very sad. The city is empty most of the time.”
Hezbollah hit the north with some 40 rockets on just Thursday alone. The terrorists say it was to avenge a number of recent Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel.
‘On the March to Conquer the Middle East’
As the war against Hamas grinds on in Gaza and tensions mount in the north, Israel’s prime minister keeps trying to get the world to focus on the threat from Iran, the massive power behind both Hezbollah and Hamas. Benjamin Netanyahu insists Iran’s jihadists have an evil goal.
He’s warning Iran and its proxies are, as
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