“Citizens must pay the price”
Hezbollah gallantly threatens: Beirut could end up like Gaza
November 11, 2023, 7:06 p.m
Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, Hezbollah, which is influential in Lebanon, has repeatedly engaged in skirmishes with the Israeli military – mostly in the border area. The number of attacks is increasing. Israel’s defense minister sends an urgent warning.
As Hezbollah continues to carry out attacks on northern Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has warned that the terrorist group is “on the verge of making a serious mistake.” This would result in Beirut’s residents having to flee their homes.
“Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war that may happen, and they are making mistakes,” he said. “If they make mistakes like this, it is the citizens of Lebanon who will have to pay the price. What we do in Gaza, we can also do in Beirut,” Gallant warned during a visit to an army base on the northern border.
The Israeli Air Force would only deploy less than a tenth of its forces in the Gaza Strip. “Our pilots are sitting in the cockpit, the noses of the planes are facing north. We have enough to do in the south, but the air force is facing north,” he added.
Hezbollah: “This front will remain active”
According to its chief Sajjed Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon continues to maintain an active front against Israel. In recent days, Hezbollah’s armed wing has used new types of weapons and attacked new targets in Israel. Nasrallah, who usually rarely appears in public, made the comments for the second time in just a few days since the war in the Gaza Strip began in early October. “There has been a quantitative improvement in the number of sorties, the size and number of targets, as well as an increase in the type of weapons,” Nasrallah said in a televised address.
A rocket called Burkan was used, whose payload was between 300 and 500 kilograms of explosives. Armed drones were used for the first time. Hezbollah also attacked the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona for the first time and retaliated for the murder of three girls and their grandmother earlier this month. “This front will remain active.”
Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, Hezbollah, which is influential in Lebanon, has repeatedly engaged in skirmishes with the Israeli military – mostly in the border area.