Posted on 01/28/2015 10:39:21 AM PST by ConservingFreedom
JERUSALEM — Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a missile attack Wednesday as they drove in a disputed zone along the Lebanese border, Israel said, in the most serious flare-up in the area in years. Hezbollah claimed responsibility.
The attack raised the risk of a further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that is one of Israel’s most tenacious enemies. The two sides lobbed rockets and artillery at each other for hours afterward.
Hezbollah, which had vowed to avenge a deadly Israeli strike on its fighters earlier this month, said in a statement that its Quneitra Martyrs Brigade had carried out the missile strike at 11:35 a.m.
The attack was the latest in a string of recent events along Israel’s northern frontiers that have sharply escalated tensions between Israel and Hezbollah after a prolonged period of relative calm since the last war between them in 2006. [...]
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It`s Tunnel Time!
Have a very good friend who is leaving for Israel next week. Should he be concerned/postpone?
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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I believe he should take the trip, which is probably something he has been looking forward to for some time. There is a degree of risk, but it is neglible in the major cities and well travelled parts of the country. If there is a real flare up, the Israelis will lock off the border areas anyway, so it would be impossible to stray there.
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