On Saturday, Israeli warplanes destroyed a house, west of Gaza City, in one of their new raids on the Strip. Anadolu correspondent reported that Israeli fighters fired a number of missiles towards a house belonging to the Palestinian “Shamlakh” family, in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, west of Gaza City. This raid caused major destruction to nearby homes, but no casualties among citizens were reported.

A report in the British newspaper "The Telegraph" stated that Israel is experiencing a state of anxiety and tension, as its army is fighting on two fronts. One is in the Gaza Strip against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and the other is in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.

The newspaper said in the report written by its chief correspondent, Robert Mendik, that the population in Israel is apprehensive and feels that the situation is ominous, and some of them even believe that “World War III” has already begun.

Armageddon

The reporter tried to link the fighting taking place on the two aforementioned fronts and the end-of-the-world war known as Armageddon, “which once seemed far-fetched, but it does not seem completely unlikely now.”

Armageddon is a word derived from the Hebrew language and means “Har Megiddo,” or the hill of Megiddo, located west of the city of Jenin in Palestine, and it is the site of the gathering of armies for the final battle, according to the Book of Revelation in the Old Testament, the holy book of the Jews.

The newspaper reported that in the north there are about 160,000 Hezbollah missiles aimed in this direction, while in the south the Israeli army is fighting raging battles against Hamas in a war that has been going on for nearly 4 months.

It added that Israel is experiencing tension. Standing in the city of Megiddo, located in central Israel, which is now home to a large archaeological site, there is apprehension of an evil omen prevailing in the region.

Megiddo is located on the ancient trade route between Egypt and Mesopotamia (currently Iraq and Syria), and was the site of a number of battles, mentioned in the Old Testament.

According to the British newspaper, no one is visiting Megiddo these days, which suggests that the country is still in a state of shock more than 100 days after the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7.

Tourism has disappeared, and Christian visitors who used to come to Armageddon now prefer to stay away from the region for fear of an end-of-history war, as the report indicates.

However, one tourist, the Telegraph says, appeared out of nowhere, and his name is Sergey Puzanov (62 years old), on a one-day visit to the site with his wife.

He fled Russia to find war in Israel

The newspaper added that Puzanov - a Russian Jew - left his homeland 10 months ago to escape the "warmonger", President Vladimir Putin.

He was quoted as saying, "I just wanted to see Armageddon before it became the scene of a real war." Bozanov, a retired information technology engineer, added, "It is very possible that a war will break out in northern Israel, and it is inevitable, but I fear it will happen."

The Telegraph indicated that Bozanov supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a time when opinion polls show that most of the country does not want him to remain in office, and blames him for the security failures that occurred last October 7. The Israelis also hold the blame for waging a war on the Gaza Strip that shows no signs of slowing down.

War on Hezbollah looms on the horizon

The truth is that war on Hezbollah, which the newspaper describes as a more dangerous opponent than Hamas, is looming on the horizon. Border towns were evacuated of tens of thousands of their residents months ago, and tensions have become high in light of the army's daily statements about air strikes on southern Lebanon, or missiles launched by Hezbollah at Israel.

Writer and social activist Mamdouh Egbari believes that the current conflict will spread because “the whole world is now against Israel,” adding, “There is already a war on Hezbollah (..) and it is extremely difficult to reach an understanding between major countries such as China, the United States, and Britain.”

“World War III is happening now,” he says spontaneously, while sipping a cup of coffee in one of the luxurious cafes in Umm al-Fahm.

Source: Telegraph +Aljazeera