Northern Israel Residents Demand Action Amid Ongoing Hezbollah Rocket Attacks and Wildfires
Residents and local authorities in northern Israel are urgently calling for government intervention as bushfires sparked by Hezbollah rockets launched from Lebanon continue to spread across the region. Emergency services are struggling to control the blazes, which have caused significant damage and posed a threat to public safety.
A spokesperson for Kiryat Shmona, where fires reached the outskirts of the evacuated border city overnight, criticized the government for failing to provide even the most basic level of security. “The politicians are talking so much they don’t get around to doing anything,” Doron Shnaper told the Kan public broadcaster. “I prefer that there be less talk and more action on security and economic matters about the day after the war. There have been a lot of promises. In practice, nothing is happening.”
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Opposition lawmakers have also condemned the government’s handling of the escalating border conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group. Far-right ministers are calling for a full-scale war in Lebanon, a move the government has been reluctant to take as Israel is already engaged in a prolonged conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Rocket fires that began on Sunday have resulted in sweeping wildfires fueled by hot and dry conditions. Eleven people have been treated for light smoke inhalation, and property and agricultural areas have been damaged. By Tuesday morning, the Fire and Rescue Services reported having most of the blazes under control. However, a possible drone and rocket attack from Lebanon caused new fires near Safed due to a failed Israeli interceptor missile.
