Two of Israel’s far-right ministers on Monday called for increased military operations in Lebanon, with one advocating an attack on Beirut in response to Hezbollah drone attacks.
“It’s time for the prime minister to take a firm stand with Donald Trump and tell him that Israel is returning to war in Lebanon,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on social media. Ben Gvir leads the right-wing Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party.
“The electricity in Lebanon must be cut, Zahrani must be captured, and the fighting must be resumed,” he said, referring to a river in southern Lebanon that runs further north than Israel’s current ground operations.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, from the Zionist Religious Party, called for attacks in Beirut to counter Hizbullah drone attacks against Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and across the border.
“There is an urgent need to stop the threat posed by Hezbollah drones,” Smotrich said on social media.
“For every drone, 10 buildings must fall in Beirut.”
