Israeli Minister Warns Hezbollah Over Border Attacks
Israel’s military will act to remove Hezbollah from the border with Lebanon if its attacks continue, an Israeli Minister has warned.
Benny Gantz said Israel Defense Forces would intervene if the world and Lebanese government did not stop militants firing on northern Israel.
According to the minister, time for a diplomatic solution was running out.
Cross-border exchanges of fire have been escalating since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel, leading to concerns the conflict in Gaza could become wider across the region.
There has been an increase in rocket fire and the use of weaponized drones by Hezbollah this week, with Israeli war planes quick to respond.
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More than 100 people have been killed in Lebanon – most of them Hezbollah fighters but civilians, including three journalists, are also among the dead.
On the Israeli side, at least four civilians and nine soldiers are known to have died on the Lebanon border since hostilities began.
Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim Organization, is designated a terrorist organization by western states, Israel, Gulf Arab countries and the Arab league.
Funded by Iran, it is one of the most heavily-armed, non-state military forces in the world.
In 2006, a full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel was triggered when Hezbollah carried out a deadly cross-border raid, with Israeli troops invading southern Lebanon.
