Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers will be on assignment in Israel through Oct. 9. TEL AVIV, Israel — It has been quiet in Israel’s largest city since I arrived on Friday afternoon.
An Israeli airstrike in Beirut, the Lebanese capital, on Sept. 27 killed Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time leader of Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.
Iran on Oct. 1 launched upwards of 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Rosh Hashanah ended on Friday. Monday will mark a year since Hamas launched its surprise attack against southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.
The group, which the U.S. and Israel have designated a terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for an Oct. 1 attack at a Tel Aviv light rail station that left seven people dead and more than a dozen others injured.