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Three-quarters of Israelis think Netanyahu managing Hezbollah front ‘very badly’
A poll of Israeli public opinion conducted by local media outlet Mako indicated that 75 percent of Israelis are dissatisfied with the way the prime minister’s government is handling the situation in the country’s north, which has seen daily attacks by Lebanon’s Hezbollah since the outbreak of Israel’s war on Gaza last October.
Other statistics from Mako’s poll indicate:
- Only 18 percent of Israelis believe that the government is managing the situation in the north well.
- More than half (55 percent) of Israelis said they believed new elections should be held now, while only 36 percent said the current government should continue to function.
- A total of 59 percent of respondents expressed support for a deal with Hamas to return Israeli captives, compared with 21 percent who said they were against the deal in its current form, and 20 percent who said they did not know.
- Half of Israelis said they believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is motivated by political considerations regarding efforts to return the Israeli captives held in Gaza.
Israeli forces strike Lebanese town overnight: Report
Lebanon’s official National News Agency says the outskirts of the town of Ayta ash Shab have been subjected to intermittent artillery shelling as well as gunfire from the Israeli “Birkat Risha” military outpost position.
The agency added that “reconnaissance and drone aircraft have flown intensively” over the villages in southern Lebanon throughout the last night and in the morning, reaching the outskirts of the city of Tyre.
Israeli forces bombard outskirts of Lebanese towns: Report
Lebanon’s official National News Agency says the outskirts of the towns of Aitaroun and Maroun al-Ras have been subjected to intermittent artillery shelling from Israeli positions near the border.
Earlier, the agency reported shelling of the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah claims attacks on army site in northern Israel
The Lebanese group says it conducted an artillery strike and a suicide drone attack on the “al-Raheb” military site near the border. It said the strikes were carried out at 12pm (09:00 GMT) and 12:15pm respectively, adding that both of them hit the target directly.
Israeli missile hits house in southern Lebanon: Report
Israeli forces have fired a guided missile at a house in the far southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, reports Lebanon’s National News Agency. It is unclear if there are any casualties.
Hezbollah claims more attacks on northern Israel
The Lebanese group says it carried out a suicide drone strike on Israeli soldiers positioned near the village of Yaara, adding that it hit them “accurately”. The group said on Telegram it targeted the “Maskafam” military site in northern Israel in a separate attack, again achieving a direct hit.
Hezbollah claimed several other attacks on targets in northern Israel earlier in the day, some of which were confirmed by the Israeli military.
