Eitan Davidi, head of the Margaliot regional council, urged Israel on Friday to 'shake the entire ground of Lebanon' in response to the deaths of four IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon today. He called for disproportionate force against Hezbollah and the Lebanese government, saying any harm to soldiers must be met with overwhelming retaliation.
Eitan Davidi, the head of the Margaliot regional council in the Upper Galilee, issued a statement Friday evening calling for a dramatic escalation of Israeli military action in Lebanon. His remarks came after four IDF soldiers were killed today in southern Lebanon—the deadliest single incident for Israeli forces on that front in recent weeks.
Davidi, whose council borders Lebanon, said Israel should shake 'the entire ground of Lebanon, not just Beirut' and demand that the government respond with disproportionate force. He explicitly included both Hezbollah and the Lebanese government as targets of retaliation, arguing that a minor response would signal weakness.
The statement echoes a broader pattern of public and official calls for a harsher Israeli posture in Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported earlier Friday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said 'all of Lebanon should burn' in response to deadly overnight incidents. Other commentators and local leaders have urged the political echelon to lift restrictions on IDF engagement and abandon the current restrained posture, which they argue Hezbollah is exploiting.
Davidi's statement is a local leader's expression of grief and outrage rather than an official policy announcement. It reflects the mood in northern border communities where the toll of ongoing hostilities is felt directly.
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