JERUSALEM, Israel – Time is running out for a diplomatic solution along Israel’s northern border, as Hezbollah ramps up its attacks and Israel finds itself surrounded by enemies. Hezbollah pummeled northern Israel Wednesday in one of the largest single-day strikes since the current round of daily attacks began.
The strikes caused significant damage, but no casualties.
Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz suggested time is running out.
“The situation on the northern border requires change,” he declared. “The hourglass for a political arrangement is running out. If the world and the Lebanese government will not act to stop the firing on the northern settlements and keep Hezbollah away from the border, the IDF will do so.”
Following the sirens that sounded in northern Israel, a UAV was identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory and was intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defence Array. https://t.co/WlJ0NSkmsx
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 28, 2023
About 80,000 Israelis have been evacuated from their homes in northern Israel, and the nation faces more trouble: an armed drone from Iraq crashed on the Golan Heights Thursday morning, but caused no damage.
Hezbollah is one of the many Iranian-backed forces threatening Israel from all sides. The militias are also
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