TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Marissa Newman
September 15, 2014

Residents complain army had said situation was calm, fear tourism could suffer after future war assessment

Residents of northern Israel expressed alarm Monday over statements by a senior IDF officer a day earlier that Hezbollah could briefly capture a chunk of the Galilee, including some border communities, in an upcoming war.

Upper Galilee regional officials said they received dozens of phone calls from worried residents following the statement, which was widely carried in Israeli media. The unnamed official said in a future war, Hezbollah could carry out a large raid into Israel and capture territory, though the IDF would wrest it back after a few hours.

He added there would likely be civilian casualties, and that evacuation plans were being drawn up in the eventuality a war broke out……

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