'Now Is the Time of the Sword': Israelis Brace for the Big War in the North

HANITA, Israel—It's been more than six months since Hamas terrorists rampaged through southern Israel, but here along the northern border, Oct. 7 never really ended.

On Oct. 8, Hezbollah picked up where its ally and fellow Iran-backed terror group left off, launching a barrage of rockets, missiles, and artillery shells at Israel from Lebanon. While Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza has enabled most of the some 130,000 Israelis who were evacuated from the south to return to their homes, nearly...