Amid air raid sirens and political fervor, opposition leader Yair Lapid emerged as a vocal defender of Israel’s northern operations. “This is why we battle Hezbollah in the north,” he explained to reporters. “Iran’s drones and rockets turn every alert into a 10-second death race. We’re waging a just war for Israeli security, repelling terror networks and their state sponsors.”
The war’s fuse lit on February 28 with US-Israel hits on Iran’s core—Khamenei slain, commanders crushed. Iran countered fiercely, launching drone-missile storms at foes and proxies regionwide.
In the latest toll, Israel’s Health Ministry logged 179 hospital intakes in 24 hours, spanning panicked citizens to frontline fighters. Shelter sprints blamed for most trauma.
From outbreak: 2,745 hospitalized overall. Presently, 85 in beds—11 fighting for life, 10 middling, 64 recovering well.
Defense forces thwarted Iran’s fourth ballistic strike after midnight; sirens haunted Jerusalem, the south, and West Bank areas. Zero casualties.
Lapid’s rhetoric forges consensus in turmoil, positioning Israel as beleaguered defender. With Hezbollah entrenched and Iran resupplied, the just war narrative gains traction, steeling public will for an endurance test etched in rocket trails and resolve.