'Today we the Maccabees of our times are fighting the forces of evil that have come to wipe the Jewish people and its state off the face of the Earth.'
As tensions rise, Israel's Defense Forces maintain alert status along the Lebanon border, countering Hezbollah threats with a defensive-responsive posture.
'Just before the attack, short selling of Israeli securities on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) increased dramatically' said two American law professors.