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Israel Threatens to Intensify Strikes on Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon

The defense minister linked the warning to a Lebanese report of four deaths from an Israeli strike, pressing Beirut to enforce its pledge to curb Hezbollah.

Overview

  • Defense Minister Israel Katz said enforcement measures will be strengthened and that Israel will not tolerate threats to residents in the north.
  • He demanded that Lebanon disarm Hezbollah and remove it from the south, accusing the Lebanese president of dragging his feet.
  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported four people were killed the previous day by an Israeli strike in the Nabatiyeh district.
  • The Israeli military said it targeted a Radwan Force member involved in weapons transfers and rebuilding networks, adding three other Hezbollah members were killed.
  • The warning comes in a fragile post‑ceasefire landscape, with a U.S. envoy urging Lebanon to pursue direct talks with Israel.