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The Israeli media focused its attention on the impact of the threats. Iran andHezbollah Lebanese launch a broad attack on Israel…and its repercussions on the Israeli psyche and the Israeli economy in all its aspects.
The former spokesman said, Israeli occupation army Ronen Manelis: Israelis have been living at home for a week under varying degrees of tension, according to Israel's Channel 12.
Commenting on what is happening, Alon Ben David, a military affairs analyst for Israel's Channel 13, said that the state of alert in Israel She did not back down, despite the passage of a week since the night of the assassinations in the Iranian and Lebanese capitals.
Ben David explained that there is an understanding that Hezbollah is determined to respond, adding that its response is coming and may take a day, two days, three days, or perhaps a week.
The region is living on a hot plate after the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitationThe martyr Ismail Haniyeh And the prominent military commander in Hezbollah Fouad Shukr Late last month in Tehran and Beirut respectively.
For its part, Israeli Channel 12 quoted an unnamed Israeli official as saying that there is an understanding in Israel that “Hezbollah is the one who will initiate the attack,” noting that Israel is preparing to attempt to target civilian infrastructure or carry out attacks on Israeli symbols in embassies abroad.
According to the same channel, Israel is intensifying its intelligence efforts to find out how and when Iran and Hezbollah will respond, and trying to find out whether it will be coordinated or gradual, amid warnings of the possibility of Israelis remaining in fortified shelters for a longer period that may extend to hours instead of 10 minutes.
In turn, the head of the Institute for Strategic Policy at Israel's Reichman University, Brigadier General (res.) Amos Gilad, said that the residents are suffering from the long wait and do not understand what is happening, while the prime minister does not speak to his people, in addition to “huge economic losses being inflicted on us and the airlines boycotting us.”
“This in itself is an attack and a major blow,” Gilad concluded, before adding, “We will receive the major blow.”
Regarding field developments in Gaza StripFormer head of the IDF Southern Corps Yitzhak Brick said that Israel was defeated by Hamas, noting that the lies presented to the public claiming that more time is needed to eliminate Hamas are a “big deception.”
Israel's economic losses
According to Israeli media, the wave of flight cancellations to Israel continues, and dozens of Israelis are still stranded abroad.
In the summer of 2023, about 100 Israeli and international airlines were operating in Israel, but the number dropped to 50 a week ago, then reached half of the last number (25), according to Israel's Channel 12.
The state of alert in preparation for an Iranian attack also caused great damage to the agricultural sector, while Thailand decided to postpone the arrival of thousands of workers to Israel, causing thousands of tons to be spoiled.
In numbers, agricultural sector prices broke records that had not been reached in years, as the price of tomatoes jumped by 30% on a monthly basis, and by 100% on an annual basis.
In the same context, a new survey by the Israeli health fund “Maccabi” showed an increase not only in smoking, but also in other substances such as alcohol, tranquilizers and excessive consumption of sugar as a result of constant anxiety and stress.
