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If an escalation develops, “we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age,” the defense minister said.
The group, led by Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie, received an update on the threats from Hezbollah and Iran.
Iran is working to seize control of an extensive network of Syrian military industry facilities.
IDF chief also tours northern border • French envoy meets with Hezbollah reps in bid to reduce tensions.
As the Iran-backed terror army provokes Israel on the border and builds its arsenal, experts assess that Iranian pressure, and the domestic crises in Lebanon and Israel, are emboldening its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The way Israel has so far responded to Hezbollah’s provocations has only encouraged it to continue and even ratchet up a notch.
In a defiant speech, the Hezbollah leader called Israel a “cancerous growth” that must be destroyed.
According to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, Hezbollah is forbidden from operating anywhere near the frontier.
Iran’s “Jerusalem axis” also includes Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and other proxy militias.
Two major legislative bodies have called for Europe to fully repudiate the Iran-backed entity.
The move strengthens ties with Morocco and disrupts Tehran’s and Hezbollah’s efforts in North Africa.
“France is a strategic ally of Israel,” the Israeli FM tweeted.
