Gantz threatens Lebanon with 'imminent war' for umpteenth time

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
1 Jul 2024 20:05
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Tensions have heightened between Lebanon and "Israel" in recent weeks, with the Israelis escalating their attacks further into Lebanese territory.

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Former Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz speaking at a press conference in the Kirya military base on October 28, 2023 (AP)

Former Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz threatened, while addressing European ambassadors in "Israel" on Monday, that Lebanon would face the consequences if it failed to prevent Hezbollah from attacking "Israel".

“There is a state over there and it has a government,” said Gantz in a briefing organized by ELNET, the European Leadership Network, “and it cannot hold the stick from both sides unless it wants to break it on its own knee.”

“If we have to break it, then we’ll do so,” he added.

“So far Lebanon has not paid the price of this war, and soon enough they are going to start feeling it. They need to make sure Hezbollah stops,” he said.

This comes shortly after Gantz threatened that "Israel" "can plunge Lebanon completely into the dark and take apart Hezbollah’s power in days."

Tensions have heightened between Lebanon and "Israel" in recent weeks, with the Israelis escalating their attacks further into Lebanese territory and threatening to send the country "back to the Stone Age." As a result, media around the globe is speculating over the possibility of a full-scale war.

'Detrimental consequences' should 'Israel' attack Lebanon: Iran

Iranian Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani warned "Israel" of "detrimental consequences" on Monday should the occupied forces escalate their attacks in Lebanon, highlighting Hezbollah's preparedness to fight.

In a phone call with Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Bagheri Kani said, “They ['Israel'] should know that any new mistake they make in Lebanon will create new conditions at the regional level to the detriment of the Zionists, who will not be able to make up for their strategic defeat by [committing] murder and crime."

He also hailed Hezbollah's unique power and preparedness to deal with "Israel's" ongoing aggression in Lebanon, warning that any act of invasion would be ruinous for the occupation forces.

For his part, Fidan praised Iran's immense support for the Palestinian cause and condemnation of "Israel's" crime in Gaza, adding that the occupation forces' policy is based on the continuation of tensions across the region which will have significant impacts on neighboring countries.

The Iranian Minister highlighted that "Israel's" ongoing aggression in Lebanon is a continuation of its crimes in the Gaza Strip, which have revealed its barbaric nature.