{"id":112211,"date":"2024-10-09T16:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112211"},"modified":"2024-10-09T16:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:34:46","slug":"hezbollah-tunnel-to-israel-ignites-outrage-among-border-communities-israel-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112211","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah tunnel to Israel ignites outrage among border communities &#8211; Israel News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"startBannerSticky\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone said we were imagining it,&#8221; said Sara and Zion Arbiv, longtime residents of Moshav Zar\u2019it, located near Israel\u2019s northern border, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/idf\">IDF<\/a> uncovered a Hezbollah-built tunnel that ran dangerously close to their community on Tuesday. &#8220;We\u2019ve stopped being the country\u2019s human shield,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<p>Gabi Naaman, head of the Shlomi Local Council, is now demanding a full investigation into what he described as a severe security failure, questioning, &#8220;Who will be held accountable for this negligence?&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<h3><strong>Possibility of armed terrorists infiltrating Israel from the north<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The tunnel, dug by the Iran-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-823681\">Hezbollah terrorist group<\/a>, had the potential to allow armed militants to infiltrate Israel. In recent years, Hezbollah has constructed numerous tunnels and amassed weapons near the Lebanese border as part of its strategy to launch attacks on Israeli communities. The IDF discovered the tunnel and neutralized it before it could be used, but the discovery has left residents deeply unsettled.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<section class=\"hide-for-premium\">  <\/section>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThis is no surprise to us,\u201d Sara and Zion Arbiv told Walla News. &#8220;We\u2019ve been warning the authorities for years. No one can claim we didn\u2019t try to raise awareness\u2014we reached out to local officials and even to the government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<p>The Arbivs, who have four children and four grandchildren, described the frustration of living under constant threat. &#8220;We were always told we didn\u2019t understand or that we were imagining things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<figure class=\"article-image-in-body\"><figcaption class=\"article-image-caption article-image-credit\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\"> An Israeli anti missile system intercept rockets fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, September 4, 2024.  (credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>For the residents of Zar\u2019it, the discovery of the tunnel underscores the daily dangers they face. \u201cWhoever thought that we would return home without the IDF providing an impenetrable barrier needs to reconsider,\u201d the Arbivs added. &#8220;We will no longer serve as the state&#8217;s human shield.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<p>The couple also expressed relief that the tunnel was found before Hezbollah could carry out an attack, particularly in light of the coordinated assault from Gaza by Hamas on October 7. \u201cIt\u2019s a miracle they didn\u2019t invade from the north on the same day. Had they done so, the outcome could have been catastrophic.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<section class=\"hide-for-premium\"> <\/section>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shimon Guetta, head of the Ma\u2019ale Yosef Regional Council, which oversees Zar\u2019it, echoed these sentiments. &#8220;We warned in the past about suspicious noises and potential dangers, but the border remained exposed. While the discovery of the tunnel saved lives, it doesn\u2019t erase the long-standing failure to secure this area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-hamas-war\/article-823396\">October 7 attack<\/a> by Hamas has left residents of northern Israel fearful of a similar assault from Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group has a long history of threatening Israel\u2019s northern border, and communities like Zar\u2019it live in constant anxiety about future infiltrations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<h3><strong>Why is Israel fighting Hezbollah?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hezbollah, designated as a terrorist organization by both Israel and the US, is a Shiite militant group based in southern Lebanon and supported by Iran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"\/>\n<section class=\"hide-for-premium\">\n<section class=\"script-3632-container-wrap\">\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"script-3632-container\">\n<div class=\"script-3632-text\">\n<p class=\"script-3632-text-first\">Stay updated with the latest news!<\/p>\n<p class=\"script-3632-text-second\">Subscribe to The Jerusalem Post Newsletter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p>The group\u2019s construction of tunnels along Israel\u2019s northern border is part of its strategy to conduct cross-border raids, similar to Hamas\u2019s tactics in Gaza. 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