Israel demands that Lebanon “disarm” Hezbollah or face “severer measures”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel on Saturday again called on Lebanon to “disarm” the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah, under threat of “more severe measures”, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Israel on Saturday again demanded that Lebanon “disarm” the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah, under threat of “more severe measures,” according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Speaking on television and addressing Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Minister Katz declared: “You pledged to respect the agreement and disarm Hezbollah, but you haven’t.”

“Act before we take more severe measures. If Nasrallah (the Hezbollah leader killed in September 2024 by Israel) destroyed Lebanon, Naim Qassem (the current Hezbollah secretary-general) will destroy it in turn,” the minister threatened.

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