Posted on 08/13/23
| News Source: Times of Israel
The next war between Israel and Hezbollah will take place in Israel’s Galilee region, a senior commander in the Lebanese terror group warned on Saturday, the latest threat in an escalating war of words between the two sides.
“Our battle will be in the Galilee, and if the enemy and its tanks enter Lebanon, they will not be able to leave,” the commander said in an interview with the Hezbollah-linked Al-Manar TV network, which identified him as Hajj Jihad but blurred his face for the broadcast.
The threat came four days after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant toured Israel’s border with Lebanon and warned the head of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, “not to make a mistake.”
“If… an escalation or conflict develops here, we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age,” Gallant said.
In the Saturday interview, Jihad said that Hezbollah will destroy all IDF military posts in the next battle, turning them into “graveyards” and causing all Israeli soldiers to flee.
“The Israeli army lacks fighting spirit. This is not based on the word of the Islamic resistance but according to the Zionists themselves, who do not trust it,” Jihad told Al Manar. The remark appeared to be a reference to the recent deterioration of the IDF’s readiness due to thousands of active duty reservists who have said they will cease reporting for volunteer duty over the government’s judicial overhaul.