'Israel' faces 'existential threat', can't defeat Hezbollah: IOF Gen.

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
31 May 2024 20:58
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An Israeli Reserve Major General says the Israeli military does not currently possess "the size of forces capable of decisive action against Hezbollah."

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A house in the northern occupied Palestinian border town of Metulla, which was damaged by Hezbollah shelling, is seen from the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, South Lebanon, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP)

"Israel" is currently facing an "existential threat", with its motto being "to be or not to be," Israeli Reserve Major General Gershon Hacohen warned, emphasizing that "Israel" lacks the military capability to eliminate the threat posed by the Lebanese Resistance group Hezbollah.

Hacohen told the Israeli Channel 14 that "Israel's" system of concepts and lifestyles must change, warning that "tomorrow we may not be here if we do not prepare ourselves for a situation we have not witnessed before."

His remarks came in response to statements from Israeli settlers in northern occupied Palestine requesting a deadline for the end of their suffering with the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon's operations, asserting that the Israeli government does not know when the fighting will end.

The Israeli Major General explained that the Israeli military does not currently possess "the size of forces capable of decisive action against Hezbollah..."

"Lebanon is a large country and Hezbollah is spread across all its territory, even in the depths of Lebanon," he added.

"You must understand that the Israeli army is small, and not only Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) but hundreds of thousands of those exempted from service from the age of 20 to 50 must be recruited to build three or four divisions, and then we can talk," Hacohen told the Israeli Channel 14.

His statements coincide with a new study conducted by Tel Hai Academic College in "Israel" which revealed that around 40% of evacuees from the settlements in northern occupied Palestine are contemplating not returning even after the war ends.