Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has spoken out in favour of the creation of a “security zone” in the south of Lebanon in view of months of attacks by Hezbollah in the north of Israel. “Here in the north of the state of Israel, very close to the border with Lebanon, you can see the consequences of terrorism,” he said on Tuesday during a visit to Israel’s northern border, which was initially kept secret for security reasons. Immediately after his visit to the region, there was another rocket alarm in the border town of Kiryat Shmona. “A kibbutz that is no longer inhabited…