Immigration Minister Ofer Sofer called for an Israeli attack on Hezbollah's Dahiyeh district in Beirut, stating that no Israeli community should become a legitimate target for the Lebanese terror group. The statement, reported by Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom), echoes a standing deterrent policy earlier articulated by Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Immigration Minister Ofer Sofer called on Sunday morning for an Israeli military strike on the Dahiyeh neighborhood in Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, stating: 'Israel must strike in Dahiyeh. No community — not Shlomi nor any other in Israel — will become a routine target for Hezbollah.' The remark, reported by Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom), is the latest in a series of Israeli political statements reinforcing the deterrence line against the Lebanese terror group.
The message follows a similar warning issued by Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said days ago and reiterated in a social-media post that any attack on northern Israeli communities would draw a strike on Dahiyeh. The policy has drawn support from northern local leaders: Eitan Davidi, head of Moshav Margaliot, said Sunday that Dahiyeh 'should have burned' and warned that a weak response to cross-border infiltration would make Israelis 'second-class citizens,' as The Zioneer reported.
The call comes amid heightened friction on the northern border, with Hezbollah maintaining threats against Israeli communities and the IDF continuing to enforce a high state of alert. Sofer, whose portfolio is immigration absorption, weighed in on security policy in a personal statement — not a formal government directive. No new operational orders have been announced.
2 developments
- StrongNetanyahu confirms IDF strike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh
- DevelopingNetanyahu vows response to Hezbollah rocket fire but drops Beirut strike pledge
- DevelopingIsrael Katz warns Hezbollah: every attack on the north will draw a strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh
- ConfirmedSmotrich calls on PM to apply 'Dahiyeh Doctrine' and bring down buildings in Beirut today
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