Why the Conflict on Israel’s Northern Border Is Growing More Intense

Last night, Hizballah fired a barrage of rockets into the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmonah, which sits close to the Lebanese border. No one was harmed, but a rocket attack on the same town on Tuesday left two people seriously injured. On Wednesday, a more alarming barrage from Lebanon hit Safed, which lies much further from the border, leaving one dead and eight wounded. In response to that attack, Israel carried out extensive airstrikes on Hizballah positions in Lebanon on Wednesday and Thursday, which Defense Minister Yoav Gallant described as an increase of “one level out of ten” over the intensity of previous IDF missions.