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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds

Far right Israeli minister says ‘all of Lebanon must burn’ after escalation with Hezbollah

Israel’s far right ministers have demanded the complete destruction of Lebanon after four IDF soldiers were killed amid a sharp escalation with Hezbollah that threatens to derail the interim US-Iran deal designed to halt the wider war.

Hawkish national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Friday that “all of Lebanon must burn” after the Israeli military said its soldiers were killed in an incident in Lebanon overnight, without giving further details.

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