Israel Strikes Hezbollah In Southern Lebanon, Says Lebanon Will Be Hit Hard
Israeli Defense Minister: "In a total war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be hit hard".
JERUSALEM - Israel has struck Hezbollah positions in Southern Lebanon as the country’s foreign minister says the moment is growing closer when Israel decides to “change the rules of the game against Hezbollah” and in a total war destroy Hezbollah and “hit Lebanon hard”.
“We are very close to the moment when we will decide to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon. In a total war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be hit hard”. - Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) reported that the Commanding Officer of the Israeli Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin, and the Head of the Operations Directorate (J3), MG Oded Basiuk, have approved the operational plans and held a joint situational assessment regarding carrying out a military offensive in Lebanon, which it says has been “approved and validated” and decisions made on the continuation of increasing the readiness of Israeli troops on the field.