In the north of Israel, in Metula and Haifa, on October 31, 7 people were killed as a result of two separate attacks by "Hezbollah".
This is considered to be the highest number of Israeli civilians killed in one day in several months, reports The Times of Israel.
5 people were killed in Metula, who were working in an apple orchard. One of them was a citizen of Israel, the others were citizens of Thailand. Another person was injured.
Hours after this attack, two more people were killed in an olive grove in one of the suburbs of Haifa: a mother and her adult son.
Thus, the total number of civilian casualties as a result of mutual attacks between the Israeli forces and "Hezbollah" in the last one year in the north of Israel has reached 39.
The Israel Defense Forces reported that on October 31, "Hezbollah" fired about 90 projectiles into the territory of Israel.
Border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah began in 2023. since October 8, after the infiltration of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israel, which initiated hostilities in the Palestinian enclave.
At the end of September, Israel began airstrikes against Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon, and from October 1, it launched a limited ground operation in Lebanon, stating that it wants to create safe conditions for the return of tens of thousands of displaced residents from the north of Israel.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 2,600 people have been killed and more than 12,400 injured in Israeli airstrikes in the last year, most of them in the last month.
In addition, around 1.3 million people were displaced during the conflict.
