Lebanon
8 August 2023

During a visit to the border with Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah’s leadership that in the event “an escalation or conflict develops here, we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age. We will not hesitate to use all our power, and erode every inch of Hezbollah and Lebanon if we have to… Don’t mistake us, we don’t want war, but we are ready to protect our citizens, our soldiers, and our sovereignty”.

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