For northern Israelis, Hezbollah’s response was the final straw

For residents in the north of Israel, Hezbollah’s retaliatory strikes were a tipping point.Over recent days, anger has surged among northern Israeli residents and their representatives, who accuse the government of neglecting their concerns. They argue that the government only initiates preventive attacks against Hezbollah when the central area of the country is at risk.On Sunday morning, the Israeli government announced it had ordered preemptive strikes in Lebanon to “eliminate the threat” after detecting Hezbollah’s preparations for large-scale attacks targeting strategic sites in central Israel. Read also In Gaza, Israeli soldiers burn the Quran and destroy mosques Hezbollah responded by firing over 300 Katyusha rockets at 11 Israeli positions near the border, marking its delayed retaliation for the assassination of one of its...