In Haifa, residents support the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah

Despite the fear of retaliation, the city of Haifa in northern Israel lives to the rhythm of the escalating conflict with Lebanon.

In Lebanon, after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nassralah, the Israeli army continues its bombings. Arms depots are targeted, other dignitaries of the Shiite militia have been killed. In recent hours, Israel does not intend to give Hezbollah any respite, even if it means that the escalation continues again and again. In Haifa, in the north of Israel, just 10 kilometers from the border, many residents support this war.

Since the death of Hassan Nassrallah, the city has lived in slow motion in fear of responses from the region. Some residents go out to the only beach that has not been closed by the authorities. A breath for Gad, who came with his daughter: “I wouldn’t want to be the Prime Minister and say: ‘Okay, we’re going to have to kill women and children to save ourselves’. I don’t know what the solution is. I don’t know. My heart tells me hurts when I see people affected on all sides But it would hurt a lot more if something happened to my daughter.

On everyone’s minds: the possible ground offensive by the Israeli army towards Lebanon, which American sources have anticipated. Aliza has had one of her sons mobilized at the border for two days. As a mother, she fears an operation of this magnitude: “But for this nation, to make sure that everyone can return to their homes again, we have to go. Certainly what has been done has been fantastic… But without returning to the other side, the problem will not be solved. “

The rise of warlike speeches, the incessant bombings in Lebanon… At the shopping center, Osnat dreams of the end of conflicts but for her, peace will come through war: “It doesn’t go too far. We’ve been bombed for years. This isn’t revenge. You have no other choice with these people, they only understand force. Nothing else.”

Above, children practice shooting air guns. A siren may sound in the event that a rocket fired from Lebanon, or a drone approaches the city before being intercepted… The routine in Haifa since the opening of this northern front by Israel.