“We have no territorial claims against Lebanon, but we will not let Lebanese territory to become a base for firing at the State of Israel”
Defense Minister Israel Katz told Beirut on Saturday to act swiftly against Hezbollah or else “Lebanon as a whole will pay the full price.”
Addressing Lebanese President Joseph Aoun directly during a situational assessment at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Katz said, “Lebanon is not the United Nations. You [and Lebanon] committed to implementing the [ceasefire] agreement and disarming Hezbollah, and that is not happening.”
He continued, “We will not allow harm to our communities, we will not allow harm to our soldiers, and if the two stand against one another, the Lebanese government and Lebanon as a whole will pay the full price.”
