Esmail Qaani, commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, released a new message in Hebrew directly to IDF soldiers, warning them to surrender within four days or face a defeat like Israel's 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon, according to an Iranian-aligned source. The statement extends a series of IRGC threats this month and follows the IDF's ongoing operations in southern Lebanon.
IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani has issued a new statement directly to IDF soldiers, this time delivering part of his threat in Hebrew. "Soldiers of the Zionist regime, within less than four days you will encounter extraordinary surprises!!!" Qaani warned. "If you do not surrender on your way to Lebanon, the year 2000 will return once again; the same year in which you fled in disgrace from this region."
The statement, circulated via an Iranian-aligned source early Monday morning, marks an escalation in Qaani's rhetorical campaign against Israel. As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday evening (Jun 21, 23:19 Jerusalem), Qaani had already warned Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon or face a 2000-style rout. The new Hebrew-language appeal directly targets IDF soldiers' morale, echoing psychological-warfare tactics used by Hezbollah and Iranian forces during previous campaigns.
The threat comes as the IDF continues operations in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah infrastructure, and follows a series of IRGC threats throughout June — including warnings of new pressure points, predictions of Hezbollah victory, and claims of a united Resistance Front. Qaani's message has not been independently corroborated by official Israeli or Western sources, and it remains unclear whether Israel has formally responded.
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