'Extra-tense': powder-keg Israeli port braces for bombardment

The historic city cascades down a steep hillside to the very edge of the port, a complex which contains Israel's biggest oil refinery, giant fuel tanks and other highly flammable targets. Memories are vivid in Haifa, about 30 kilometres (less than 20 miles) from the Lebanese border, of the 2006 war with Hezbollah when the militant group's rockets repeatedly slammed into the city, reducing homes to rubble and leaving more than a dozen people dead. Residents are also aware of the notorious Beirut port blast that killed more than 220 people...