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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to make Beirut and southern Lebanon look like Gaza if the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah "decides to start an all-out war" against Israel. It was during an event on the border with Lebanon, where there continues to be crossfire between Israel and militias in Lebanese territory. This afternoon a 60-year-old Israeli civilian died due to the impact of an anti-tank missile. Netanyahu was accompanied by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi.
This same afternoon Hezbollah assured in a statement Luxembourg Mobile Number List that its members attacked Israeli territory, in a dynamic of exchange of fire that has been taking place since almost the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, on October 7, which caused a peak in tension. and the opening of another front on the border with Lebanon. "If Hezbollah decides to start an all-out war , then it will single-handedly turn Beirut and southern Lebanon, not far from here, into Gaza and Khan Younis," Netanyahu declared this Thursday, in an assessment of the situation in the northern command. , his office reported in a statement.
Netanyahu added that Israel's will is to "restore security" on the northern border with Lebanon, and urged Israel's enemies to "pay attention." This Thursday, Israel also bombed Lebanese territory from the ground and air after launching several projectiles from Lebanon that it attributed to Hezbollah, within the framework of the hostilities that have been in force for almost two months. This is the largest increase in tension since the war between Israel and the Shiite group. Some 123 deaths have been recorded so far: 11 in Israel - seven soldiers and four civilians - and at least 112 in Lebanon, including 81 members of Hezbollah, 12 members of Palestinian militias, two soldiers and 17 civilians - including three journalists and three children.