Posted on 06/12/23
| News Source: i24
Hezbollah is believed to have over 250,000 projectiles in its arsenal aimed at Israeli towns and infrastructure
Over the past few weeks, Israeli defense officials have been sounding the alarm, saying the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah terror group and its leader Hassan Nasrallah are preparing for war.
“The chances of an escalation that could spiral into war are not low. Nasrallah is close to making a mistake that could plunge the region into a big war. He is close to making this mistake from Lebanon or Syria," Aharon Haliva, the IDF’s head of military intelligence, warned.
Nasrallah also sounded a warning, but he says it’s Israel which could start the confrontation.
"Israel could miscalculate and make a mistake—in Gaza, in the West Bank, in Lebanon, in Syria, or in Iran—which could lead to blowing up the whole region,” he declared.
Addressing Israeli leaders, he warned that “your miscalculation could be the reason leading to the big war in the region, which will lead you to the abyss, if not to your demise."
A warning that was received by Israel – and lobbed back.
"Our troops are excellent. If Hezbollah makes a mistake and starts a war against Israel, we will strike Hezbollah with a heavy blow and send Lebanon back to the Stone Age," Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant responded.
Preparations for war have been clearly evident on the Lebanese side of the nearly 50-mile-long pastoral border between the two countries.