Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman said Friday that if Hezbollah has not been eliminated and the Dahieh neighborhood in Beirut is not ablaze, the October 7 government must go home and his party will take over. The statement is an opposition political demand, not an official assessment.
Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman issued a sharp political ultimatum Friday morning, stating that if the IDF has not destroyed Hezbollah and set the Dahieh neighborhood in Beirut alight, the current government — which he labels 'the October 7 government' — must resign and his party will take over. The statement, posted on his official the source, is a direct opposition challenge amid ongoing Israeli operations in southern Lebanon and the Beirut suburbs. Liberman's formulation — 'if Hezbollah is not eliminated and Dahieh is not burning' — reflects a demand for total military victory over the Iran-backed organization, which has been significantly degraded but not wholly dismantled according to IDF assessments. There is no official Israeli government response yet. The comments come as the security cabinet continues to weigh next steps on the northern front, with the Home Front Command maintaining elevated alert levels in border communities. Liberman's proposal to replace the coalition is a political declaration, not a policy proposal with legislative force at this stage.
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