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Israel's Foreign Minister threatened on Tuesday to destroy Hezbollah in the event of a “total war,” after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group stepped up cross-border attacks on northern Israel.
“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,” Israel Katz said, according to a statement from his office.
Israel and Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have been trading near-daily cross-border fire since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.
US envoy Amos Hochstein held talks with Israeli leaders on Monday before travelling to Lebanon to press for de-escalation on the border, as an Israeli official said Hezbollah had fired thousands of projectiles at the start of the Gaza war.
Hezbollah escalated attacks last week after a commander, Taleb Abdallah, was killed in an Israeli strike in the village of Jouaiyya. The Israeli army described him as “one of Hezbollah's most senior commanders in southern Lebanon.”
The Iran-backed Lebanese movement said that it launched rocket and missile barrages as well as “attack drones” against Israeli military positions in response.
“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,” Israel Katz said, according to a statement from his office.
Israel and Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have been trading near-daily cross-border fire since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.
US envoy Amos Hochstein held talks with Israeli leaders on Monday before travelling to Lebanon to press for de-escalation on the border, as an Israeli official said Hezbollah had fired thousands of projectiles at the start of the Gaza war.
Hezbollah escalated attacks last week after a commander, Taleb Abdallah, was killed in an Israeli strike in the village of Jouaiyya. The Israeli army described him as “one of Hezbollah's most senior commanders in southern Lebanon.”
The Iran-backed Lebanese movement said that it launched rocket and missile barrages as well as “attack drones” against Israeli military positions in response.
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