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The Hezbollah flag
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday (11) that Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, could face “the same fate as the Gaza Strip” if the movement of the terrorist group Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, “drags Lebanon into war would”. “.
“What we can do in Gaza, we can do in Beirut,” Gallant said in the border region with Lebanon, where there are hostile clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. “If [o Hezbollah] Make these mistakes here, the first to pay the price will be the citizens [libaneses]”, added the minister.
Gallant’s speech came on the same day that Israeli forces intercepted an attack by the Hezbollah group. According to Israel, the Lebanese group’s rocket launches would hit the Margaliot area a rural town with a Jewish majority.
In response to the terrorist organization, Israel said it attacked a number of infrastructure through airdrops while also firing fire from its artillery.
Hezbollah became involved in the conflict between Israel and Hamas from the very first days of the war, which began on October 7. The collision has already claimed more than 12,400 victims. There were a total of 11,078 deaths in Gaza alone. There are 1,200 victims in Israel, according to a review by Israeli authorities.
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