Heavy barrage towards the north, March 27, 2024/27A
"I don't see any scenario where we can get back to normal without a war in the north. I don't see a political solution on the horizon. I celebrated 64 this week and went through all the wars in the north and I know the other side very well. No agreement with them holds water," says Lemariv Dobi Amitai, Yo R. Presidency of the business sector and a resident of Matula.
According to him, "If, contrary to expectations, a political agreement is signed, it must include the withdrawal of Hezbollah much more than what was agreed upon in Resolution 1701. We need an agreement that will take them very far away from Matula. The condition for a political agreement is the removal of the threat of shooting a steep route of 15 km or more.
"Such an agreement must include a multinational force and not a funny joke called UNIFIL force. In my opinion, none of this will happen, so there will be no choice but to go to war. Don't be afraid of them. In any case, we must return home by September 1."
Atami says that "One of the things that affects me is my father's passing. He was 90 years old and I am the fourth generation in Metula. I still remember the evening I evicted him from Metula and explained to him that there was no choice. He looked with bright eyes and asked why? I dropped him off at a hotel in Tiberias and two or three weeks later he He demanded to return home.
"I couldn't return him because Matula was abandoned. From that moment his condition deteriorated. Father was healthy relative to his age and he died of a broken heart." This week Amitai celebrated his 64th birthday. Did you believe that on your birthday you would still be outside the house in Metula, I ask.
"I really didn't believe it and it was a scenario in my imagination. I would hospitalize the people who would present me with such a scenario. I feel mixed feelings between my role in the reserves and my civilian role. Since I was drafted into the reserves in the north with difficult tasks, I decided that the best contribution is to maximize the capabilities of the army."
About the situation on the ground, a real number says that "to date we have received 17 direct hits and there is environmental damage. What is more serious is that I see that the communities that have been united until now are falling apart and dispersing. The essays are not essays and it tears at the heart. Only members of the standby squad and a number of farmers who cannot leave the fields remain in the settlement."
Regarding the government's unfulfilled promises, he added, "This is exactly the moment I have to decide whether I continue my military service as a colonel in the military or go to civil war. If I see that there is no real plan and no management of the crisis from the government side, I will act with all my might.
"I submitted to the Ministry of Finance a plan with all the scenarios and said what needs to be done. Right now I don't see that there is a closed budget box for the rehabilitation of the north on the issue of civil resilience and on the issue of infrastructure rehabilitation."
Regarding the cooperation with the Minister of Finance and the decision-makers, he says that "this week it was decided to pay employers retroactively from January until the end of 2024 an additional compensation of 20% for the social expenses paid to the employees, which is about NIS 4 billion. This is a precedent-setting event and it can certainly be attributed to the Minister of Finance ".