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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that if Lebanon's Hezbollah opened a second front in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, then he would bring devastation in southern Lebanon and turn Beirut into today's Gaza.
"If Hezbollah decides to open an all-out war, then with its own hands it will turn Beirut and southern Lebanon, which are not far from here, into Gaza and Khan Yunis," Netanyahu said.
The warning was issued by Netanyahu during his visit to the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) northern command's headquarters.
The northern command oversees units which have exchanged fire with Hezbollah along Israeli border with Lebanon in the weeks since the Hamas terror attack of October 7.
Praising the military reservists, Netanyahu said they have shown "great spirit in their readiness for battle."
Netanyahu's warning to Hezbollah was an indication of the widespread destruction unleashed by Israel's military in the northern Gaza Strip in response to the attack by Hamas, which has been recognised as a terrorist group by the US and the European Union.
The focus of Israel has now turned to the south of Gaza as troops reportedly enter Khan Yunis. Cross-border firing has been happening daily between Israel and Hezbollah after the latter expressed solidarity with Hamas.
"If Hezbollah decides to open an all-out war, then with its own hands it will turn Beirut and southern Lebanon, which are not far from here, into Gaza and Khan Yunis," Netanyahu said.
The warning was issued by Netanyahu during his visit to the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) northern command's headquarters.
The northern command oversees units which have exchanged fire with Hezbollah along Israeli border with Lebanon in the weeks since the Hamas terror attack of October 7.
Praising the military reservists, Netanyahu said they have shown "great spirit in their readiness for battle."
Netanyahu's warning to Hezbollah was an indication of the widespread destruction unleashed by Israel's military in the northern Gaza Strip in response to the attack by Hamas, which has been recognised as a terrorist group by the US and the European Union.
The focus of Israel has now turned to the south of Gaza as troops reportedly enter Khan Yunis. Cross-border firing has been happening daily between Israel and Hezbollah after the latter expressed solidarity with Hamas.