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Senior Israeli official: every Hezbollah operative a target, including top leaders

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Senior Israeli official: every Hezbollah operative a target, including top leaders

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TL;DR

A senior Israeli official tells Channel 14 that as long as Hezbollah operates as a terrorist organization, any of its members — including the most senior figures — are clear targets, and whoever comes into Israel's crosshairs will be eliminated regardless of location, according to Hillel Bitton Rosen's the source.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A senior Israeli official delivered a stark message Monday evening, telling Channel 14 that Israel considers every Hezbollah operative a legitimate target for elimination, including the group's most senior leaders, and that location — including Beirut's Dahieh district or even Iran — will not protect them. The statement, relayed via Hillel Bitton Rosen's the source, echoes and sharpens an earlier ultimatum The Zioneer reported on June 14, in which an Israeli official warned that every Hezbollah terrorist would be eliminated worldwide. The current framing explicitly states that Hezbollah's continued operation as a "terrorist organization" — despite months of military pressure — is the condition for the open-ended targeting policy. The official did not specify a timeline or name particular targets.

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