The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement Tuesday warning Israel to cease what it called 'incursions into Lebanese villages' and attacks on civilians, threatening an immediate resumption of strikes if new villages are 'captured.' The warning escalates a pattern of IRGC threats against Israeli operations in southern Lebanon, as reported by a single source.
The IRGC released a statement on Tuesday warning that any further Israeli operations in southern Lebanon beyond what it described as 'the conditions set regarding Lebanon' will trigger a 'violent response from Iran's armed forces.'
The statement, published via the source, demands that Israel 'immediately cease the aggression against Lebanese civilians, stop the burning of fields and vineyards, and avoid harming Hezbollah members loyal to the resistance.'
This is the second such high-level threat from the IRGC in four days. On Friday, June 19, the IRGC warned that Israel's 'patience has almost completely run out' and demanded a halt to strikes in southern Lebanon. Today's statement adds a new, more specific trigger: the capture of any additional village.
The warning comes as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said a new round of U.S.-mediated talks with Israel 'could be decisive.' The IRGC's hardline posture may complicate those diplomatic efforts. As of Tuesday evening, there was no official IDF response to the threat. The claim rests on a single, unofficial the source and has not been independently confirmed.
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