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Iran is prompting Hezbollah to attack Israel, Defense Minister Gallant say

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has warned United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Iran is encouraging Hezbollah, its proxy in Lebanon, to attack Israel’s northern border, CBN News reports. Iran’s Islamic fundamentalist regime and the Hezbollah Lebanese terrorist organization are political and military allies, and sworn enemies of Israel.

During his address to the UN in New York City on Tuesday, Gallant said: “The potential for escalation on the northern border is increasing following a blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty by Hezbollah’s military buildup.”

Requesting that the Secretary-General authorize UNIFIL peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah incursions into Israel, Gallant continued: “The U.N. must urgently intervene to reduce tensions by strengthening the freedom of movement of the U.N. Interim Force to Lebanon in the region and implementing its mandate on the northern border.”

In a separate statement about the issue, Israel’s Defense Ministry added: “Minister Gallant raised the growing tensions on Israel’s northern border as a result of ongoing provocations and flagrant violations by the Hezbollah terrorist organization—including the erection of a Hezbollah tent within Israeli territory, the establishment of dozens of military compounds along the border and increasing patrols and presence by Hezbollah operatives.”

Earlier this month, Gallant warned Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah: “You have made mistakes in the past, you have paid very heavy prices. If… an escalation or conflict develops here, we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age. We will not hesitate to use all our power and erode every inch of Hezbollah and Lebanon if we have to.”