Israeli military vehicles at a position in northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Thursday, a day after the Druze town of Hurfeish was rocked by a Hezbollah drone attack. HURFEISH, Northern Israel — The mountain villages and rolling valleys along Israel’s border with Lebanon already feel like a war zone.
“The fog of war is growing around us,” Liron said, as more explosions echoed in the hills. “The situation is not bearable.” At least eight Israeli civilians and 19 IDF soldiers have been killed by Hezbollah strikes, officials said. Increasingly, Hezbollah weapons are penetrating Israel’s sophisticated air defense systems, reaching places where evacuated residents from the north have come for shelter. A drone on Friday struck an open field near Nazareth, almost 25 miles south of the border.