Israeli minister threatens to wipe out Iran, Hezbollah from the face of the earth

JERUSALEM: As clashes have escalated on the Israel-Lebanon border since the Hamas attack on October 7, an Israeli minister threatened Iran and Hezbollah with “demolition of the earth” if they support the Palestinian militant group in the ongoing conflict. Will be deleted from”. , In an interview with the Daily Mail, Economy Minister Nir Barka warned that he would “eliminate Hezbollah” if it follows through on its threats to provide military aid to Hamas, The New York Post reports.

“Iran plans to attack Israel on all fronts. “If we find out that they intend to attack Israel, we will not only retaliate on those fronts, but we will also go to the head of the snake, which is Iran,” Barakat told the Daily Mail.

“The Ayatollahs of Iran will not sleep well at night, we are going to make sure that if, God forbid, they open a northern front they will have to pay a heavy price.”

There has been cross-border firing between Hezbollah and Israeli forces since the Hamas attack on October 7. Hezbollah, which wields considerable power in Lebanon, has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries. They are believed to have a more sophisticated arsenal than Hamas and are capable of attacking targets even inside Israel.

Last week, Hezbollah said it was “fully ready” to join the fighting in support of Hamas. Barakat also told the Daily Mail that if Israel learns that Hezbollah is fully opening a war front on the northern border, the military will launch “sustained charges” against Iran, which the minister described as synonymous with Hezbollah. . The terrorist group “will not move forward without orders from Iran,” he said, adding that there is a “global alignment of evil” between Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.

“Lebanon and Hezbollah will have to pay a heavy price, just as Hamas is going to pay. But that is not enough. The very clear message is that we are also going to go after Iran’s masters. When will we do that? When we take decisions. “Israel has a very clear message to our enemies. We are telling them: Look at what is happening in Gaza: if you attack us, you will be treated the same way. “We are going to wipe them off the face of the earth,” he warned.