Gantz warns that Lebanon will “pay the price” for war if it does not stop Hezbollah

1 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The leader of the opposition National Unity party, Benny Gantz, threatened Lebanon this Monday with making them “pay the price” if it does not stop the actions of the Hezbollah militia party on the border, the scene of one of the war fronts from the beginning. of the Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip.

“There is a state there and it has a government (…) and it cannot hold the stick from both sides unless it wants to break it with its own knee. If we have to break it, we will do it,” Gantz warned, during a meeting with European ambassadors in Israel.

“So far, Lebanon has not paid the price for this war, and will soon begin to do so. They must ensure that Hezbollah is stopped. Hezbollah must decide whether it is an Iranian affiliate or a Lebanese organization and pay the price that entails,” he said. said, reports the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’.

Israel and Hezbollah have intensified their clashes since the start of the Israeli operation on the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks, tension has been rising, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the possibility of a large-scale operation on the border with Lebanon.