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Israelis in North face barrage of Hezbollah rockets, guided missiles
Amid ongoing clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah in Israel’s North, Rachel Wiesel of Kibbutz Sasa describes her morning when the first anti-tank missile struck the town.
“We hear the sound of IDF artillery firing towards Lebanon al the time, but today it was something different – it was closer and came from the opposite direction,” she recounted. “First I heard the high-pitched whistle and only then the explosion.”
A Kornet type anti-tank guided missile fired by Hezbollah hit the kibbutz’s concert hall, smashing through the building’s window, causing significant damage inside.
The story of the kibbutz mirrors the evacuated town of Kiryat Shmona, the repeatedly bombarded Moshav Margaliot, and the much of the North: A tale of displacement, abandonment by the state, and residents feeling like targets.Israel’s North under Hezbollah rocket fire
Since the beginning of Israel’s war with Hamas, artillery shells and rockets have fallen in Kibbutz Sasa’s fields, two kilometers from the Lebanese border. This morning marked the first time a guided missile struck the kibbutz. The incident made Wiesel reconsider her decision to return home. Like other residents, she left Sasa after the October 7 massacre in the South but later returned.
A few evacuees from the North returned home, dubbed “evacuation refusers,” mostly comprising the older residents.
“It is difficult to be a refugee in your own country. It is not comfortable to be outside your home,” said Wiesel. “One of the most difficult things for me was living in a different and unfamiliar space and it made me glued to the television all day. My partner and I decided to return home. The feeling in your home, in a space you are familiar with, is different and more comfortable. Maybe after today, we will decide to leave again.”
Yoni Zoran stayed in Sasa while his family left. In charge of the kibbutz’s vehicles, he said, “As long as I can be useful, I will stay here. But if there is an escalation, I will have to leave.” Eric Kaminer, commander of Sasa’s emergency standby squad, also stayed home while his family left. It was when he went to visit his family that Sasa was hit by the missile.
Luckily for the kibbutz, the damage caused to the hit building, though significant, is still just its stone walls and chairs. If the missile had hit outside the concert hall, the petting zoo, an important site in the kibbutz, might have been impacted. The petting zoo was founded by Yitzhak Kaminer, Eric’s father, a decorated paratrooper officer.
This decorated paratrooper and others symbolize today for many state’s current lack of initiative in the North. Residents criticize the town have been mostly evacuated and that Hezbollah continues to launch attacks, claiming that the state is being passive. Kaminer criticized the lack of response, saying that Israel isn’t setting the rules for the North now.
Wiesel feels that “the IDF is protecting us and I have no complaints,” but she understands those demanding action. Eric Kaminer will return to Sasa, to the emergency standby squad, but mainly to the kiwifruit plantations he oversees. Sasa is Israel’s largest kiwifruit grower, troubled by damaged bushes and upcoming pruning.
IDF forces began demolishing the house of Ahmed Duabsha, a terrorist from the village of Duma, according to Ynet reported on Tuesday night.
Duabsha had been responsible for the murder of Binyamin Achimair, a 14-year-old shepherd, in April.
The terrorist was arrested on April 12 by The IDF, Shin Bet, and Israel Police during an overnight operation.
Duabsha admitted during interrogation to assaulting the teenager, which resulted in his death.About Binyamin Achimair
Achimair had been missing for 24 hours before his body was discovered on April 13.
Achimair had left Gal farm in the Samaria region of the West Bank on the morning of April 12 to allow his sheep to graze, and after several hours, the herd returned without him.
After news of Achimair’s body being found, a few violent incidents – including setting cars on fire – happened in the village Duma, and one person was killed by settler gunfire according to Palestinian reports, Walla reported at the time.
YUVAL BARNEA contributed to this report.
Aircrafts carried out a targeted strike on Tuesday night on the Nur Shams camp, in the West Bank, eliminating a terror cell as they placed explosives, Israeli media reported. The IDF surrounded the squad and attacked it from the air while it was placing the devices.
Maariv, citing Palestinian reports, claimed that 5 people were killed in the strike. The report indicated that only one of the 5 killed were terrorists and that several others were wounded. The Palestinian Health Ministry placed the number of casualties at 4, according to Reuters.
The attack took place near an incident in Jenin in which 22-year-old Captain Alon Sacgiu was killed after his vehicle hit one of the explosive devices.
Uptick in attacks in the area over the last 3 days
This is the third attack in the last three days and, since the outbreak of the war, more than 50 attacks have been carried out in the area.
The Palestinian Health Ministry claimed that Israeli fire, following a military vehicle hitting an explosive device, resulted in the death of a woman and a child.
The ministry did not comment on the age of the child or whether those reportedly killed or wounded were engaged in attacks on the Israeli personnel operating in the area.
Sergeant-Major (Res.) Yehuda Geto, 22, was killed after hitting explosives.
The incident occurred during an operation to counter terrorism in the camp. According to the details of the initial investigation, a bomb exploded under a military vehicle where Geto, who served as a driver in the unit, and a commander were inside.
The IDF said that the military vehicle was in an area where there was no risk of explosives, therefore no searches were conducted for them, Israeli media reported.
A Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) book will be taught at a Brooklyn community center on Friday, according to the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Telegram channel.
Samidoun will host a series of group study events on the PFLP document “Strategy for the Liberation of Palestine.”
The document outlines the organization, philosophies, and strategies of the PFLP, and describes its war objective as being “to destroy the state of Israel as a military, political, and economic establishment.”
‘Armed struggle is the only way’
PFLP insists in the book that its aims cannot be achieved “except through armed struggle and a protracted popular liberation war.”
The event will be held at the Mayday Space community center in Bushwick.
Samidoun is listed by Israel as a subsidiary of the PFLP. The PFLP is designated by the US State Department as a foreign terrorist organization.
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