‘Tough days ahead, Israeli public must be strong’ – Defense Min.

Defense Minister’s comments suggest that Israel is gearing up for widespread Hezbollah attacks on residential areas throughout the country.

By World Israel News Staff

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called on the Israeli public to be resilient in the face of expanded missile attacks by Hezbollah, warning that the coming days will challenge the Israeli home front.

“In this new stage that we have entered in the war, our success also depends on the proper conduct of” Israeli citizens, Gallant said.

“Ahead of us are days when the public will have to show composure, discipline and full obedience to the directives of the Home Front Command,” he continued.

“The difference between success and failure will depend on citizens entering protected rooms and other areas in accordance with the instructions we gave them. This saves lives.”

Gallant’s remarks come the day after a Hezbollah missile struck a home in the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Bialik, wounding three people, causing extensive damages to several other houses, and sparking fires.

His comments suggest that Israel is gearing up for the possibility of widespread attacks targeting residential areas throughout Israel.

As Israel ramps up its attacks against the terror group, Hezbollah has threatened to fire its missiles, rockets, and explosive drones deeper into Israeli territory.

For the past 11 months, Hezbollah has launched near-daily salvos against Israeli communities and military assets, but the majority of those attacks were restricted to areas near the border with Lebanon.

“The resilience of the home front is the key that allows the IDF to fight, to gain achievements and to harm the enemy, and this has been going on for about a year and has been done in a very impressive way,” Gallant said.

The defense minister reiterated that enabling the return of displaced northerners to their homes was one of the key factors behind Israel increasing the intensity of its military campaign against Hezbollah.

“We are deepening our attacks in Lebanon, the sequence of operations continues, and will continue until we achieve our goal of returning the residents of the north safely to their homes,” Gallant concluded.