Israel Warns Hezbollah of Territorial Losses in Southern Lebanon
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah on Wednesday that the IDF could seize new territories in southern Lebanon if the group attacks Israel. Katz threatened to strike Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold and displace over a million Shiites. The minister's statements follow rising tensions and alleged Iranian-led attempts to influence upcoming Israeli elections.
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- Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Hezbollah with territorial losses in southern Lebanon.
- Katz stated the IDF is prepared for a ground offensive to expand Israel's security zone.
- He warned of massive strikes against Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold, Dahiyeh.
- The minister cited escalating tensions ahead of Israeli legislative elections on October 27.
- Katz accused Iran and its allies of attempting to influence the election results.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning on Wednesday, stating that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) could expand their military presence into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah joins Iran in an attack against Israel. During a visit to the buffer zone controlled by the Israeli military, Katz threatened the Shiite terrorist group with severe retaliation, including the potential conquest of new Lebanese territories.
"If Hezbollah joins Iran to attack Israel, it will suffer a severe blow and lose new territories in southern Lebanon, in the Nabatieh and Litani regions, which will become part of Israel's permanent security zone," Katz declared. He asserted that the IDF is prepared to launch a ground offensive to achieve this objective.
Katz also threatened massive strikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut, a known stronghold of Hezbollah. He indicated that the Dahiyeh neighborhood would be evacuated and its terrorist infrastructure targeted, potentially displacing over a million Lebanese Shiites. "Nasrallah has destroyed the Shiite community of Lebanon before being eliminated, and Naïm Qassem could annihilate it completely, until he too is eliminated," he stated.
These declarations come amid escalating tensions as Israel approaches its legislative elections on October 27. The previous evening, Katz had stated that Israeli authorities had identified attempts by enemies, led by Iran and its regional allies, to conduct attacks aimed at influencing the election outcome.
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