Security official: "I would not sign peace in the north" | Israel today

"The threshold for exchanges of information with Hezbollah is increasing, this brings closer the possibility of a significant security event in the north," says a security source.

"Although the surface doesn't feel it, below the surface the warming is increasing. We just need the spark to ignite the sector. I wish it wouldn't come, but I wouldn't sign a year of silence in the north."

Documentation of a rocket falling in the Kiryat Shmona area // Archive photo: Israel Routes

In light of the security threats, it was decided to establish a standby unit in Kiryat Shmona, for the first time since the establishment of the state.

The northern city is currently recruiting residents from the city who will provide a security response when needed.

In the northern neighborhood "Yuval" in Kiryat Shmona, 20 members of an emergency squad have already been recruited.

In the future, another standby squad is planned that will be based on fighters from the settlement meeting in the city and that will respond to the rest of the city.

The mayor of the municipality, Aryeh Dekel: "We understand the operational need, in light of the developments from the north when there are threats to occupy settlements and intrude into them."

Raise general alert

The mayor, Avihai Stern: "In the 1970s, terrorists infiltrated the city and murdered 16 of the city's residents, including members of my family. The infiltrators who infiltrate from Lebanon reach the nearby Margaliot and the slopes of Kiryat Shmona. In real time, it is important that we be able to provide an initial response, the army's response will take time. These fighters They will be able to respond to the event at its very beginning."

The exercise in Kiryat Shmona,

According to the plan, the members of the standby squad in Kiryat Shmona will be equipped with weapons, vests and radios.

Also, according to the plan, the teams will be trained to provide first medical aid as well as help in the event of earthquakes.

The increased vigilance is not limited to the city of Kiryat Shmona.

At the same time, an exercise began that will last a few days and will test the standby units in the Heddar settlements together with the Osbet Baram battalions.

As part of the exercise, we will examine a response to many scenarios related to the northern border, including infiltration of settlements.

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