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The IDF said Saturday it would respond with force following a rocket attack on the Upper Galilee, after six rockets were launched from southern Lebanon at the border town of Metula in the early morning hours.
Three rockets fell short of the border, while the other three were intercepted by Israeli aerial defense systems. No changes were announced to the guidelines issued by the IDF Home Front Command.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the Lebanese government bears responsibility for any attack on Israel, as well as for enforcing the ceasefire agreement that ended last year’s war with Hezbollah.
Metula, one of the hardest-hit communities during the war, saw most of its homes destroyed or damaged. Although the government has instructed residents to return, only about 8% have done so, with many expressing doubts over their safety.
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Tensions remain high in the town. “We go house to house asking how people feel after the IDF said there’s no longer a security risk—well, now we see there is no security at all,” Metula Mayor David Azulay told Ynet wryly.
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“We’ve lived under sporadic attacks for 23 years, and this is what the government calls normal. Hezbollah must be eradicated, and only the Lebanese army should be armed on the other side of the border.”
Azulay called on the government to act decisively: “Not one bullet, rocket or missile should be fired at the Galilee. This is the same appeasement policy we saw before October 7, and we won’t accept it. The government must stop wasting time and start securing its citizens.”