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From the Liveblog of Tuesday, March 31, 2015

IDF warns of 1,500 Hezbollah rockets a day

31 March 2015, 6:39 pm

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OC Home Front Command chief Eyal Eisenberg says any future war between Israel and Hezbollah will include hundreds or thousands of rockets on a daily basis. Eisenberg speaks during an event marking his stepping down from the post and handing it over to Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick.

A General Staff changing of the guard on March 24, 2015, from right: Chief of the IDF General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot; incoming head of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strik; outgoing Home Front Command head Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg; Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon; outgoing OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon; incoming OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Roni Numa (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) — A General Staff changing of the guard on March 24, 2015, from right: Chief of the IDF General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot; incoming head of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick; outgoing Home Front Command head Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg; Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon; outgoing OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon; incoming OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Roni Numa (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

The citizens of Israel, he says, should be prepared for significant future challenges. According to estimates by the Home Front Command conducted during Eisenberg’s tenure, he says, Israel must be prepared for a “blitz of attacks” bringing 1,000-1,500 rockets falling on Israel’s home front every day.

But Eisenberg is not all grim: “Will it be hard [a conflict with Hezbollah]? Can we stand up to them? Definitely; we have no choice.”

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