Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stated Wednesday that Hezbollah has launched over 7,000 rockets, missiles, and drones from Lebanon into Israel since March. Sa'ar framed the figure as a rhetorical question on what nation would tolerate such attacks without restoring security, according to his official statement.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar issued a pointed statement Wednesday noon, asserting that Hezbollah has launched over 7,000 rockets, missiles, and drones from Lebanon into Israel since the beginning of March. The figure, which Sa'ar presented as a rhetorical question — 'What country can accept this and not act to restore security?' — underscores the scale of cross-border fire despite the nominal ceasefire framework.
Sa'ar's statement follows a pattern of senior Israeli officials publicizing Hezbollah's continued violations. As The Zioneer previously reported, earlier this month Ambassador to the US Yehiel Leiter named 13 southern Lebanese villages from which Hezbollah fired 147 rockets, 20 drones, and 9 anti-tank missiles over a 24-hour period. The IDF separately confirmed that Hezbollah launched over 50 rockets at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight on June 20, triggering Israeli airstrikes on dozens of targets.
The 7,000 figure provided by Sa'ar provides a cumulative measure of the threat since March, a period during which Hezbollah's attacks have repeatedly drawn Israeli military responses. The statement did not specify whether the 7,000 total includes all launches — fatalities, interceptions, or ground impacts — or whether it counts barrages intercepted by the Iron Dome.
The statement is a single-source, on-record official pronouncement; the exact breakdown of the figure and the specific timeframe within March remain unverified beyond Sa'ar's office.
2 developments
- StrongIsrael's U.S. ambassador lists 13 southern Lebanese villages used by Hezbollah for attacks
- DevelopingHezbollah claims Israel violated ceasefire 300 times since Friday, including with cluster munitions
- DevelopingIsrael assesses Hezbollah will test ceasefire with attacks before US-Iran deal signing
- StrongIsrael's Foreign Ministry: Iran is lying, Hezbollah attacked, will not tolerate fire
Source and signal
- Internal intake