JAKARTA - The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, was furious that four of his soldiers were killed in Lebanon. He threatened that all of Lebanon should be burned.
"With all due respect to America, Israel must make it clear to the whole world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens cannot be negotiated. The whole of Lebanon must burn," Ben Gvir said in a statement, Friday, June 19, quoted by AFP.
The same anger was expressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Israel will not tolerate attacks on our soldiers or our territory, and will demand a very high price from Hezbollah for these attacks," Netanyahu said in his statement on Friday.
On Friday, the Israeli military carried out its operation into southern Lebanon under the pretext of targeting the Hezbollah group despite the ceasefire agreement.
"During the night, the army attacked and continued to attack terrorists and Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon. These attacks come after repeated violations of the ceasefire by the terrorist organization Hezbollah," the Israeli military said in a written statement.
Meanwhile, Israel escalated its attacks by carrying out a ground invasion of Lebanon starting on March 2, 2026.
Citing Anadolu, since then as of June 7, 3,550 people have been killed and more than 10,800 others have been injured in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, based on UNICEF data as of June 17, 2026, 7 children were killed and 992 others were injured in Lebanon, followed by around 770,000 children facing emotional and mental impacts.
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