Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday evening that for every shot fired toward Israeli territory from Lebanon, ten buildings will fall in Beirut's Dahiyeh district — tonight. He argued it is forbidden to allow Hezbollah to exploit the situation to harm northern Israel and described this as the only effective response. Smotrich's statement was reported by an unverified single source and is framed as a policy declaration, not a confirmed military order.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issued a stark declarative threat on Monday evening, stating that Hezbollah must be answered with overwhelming force: for every rocket fired toward Israeli territory, ten buildings in Beirut's Dahiyeh stronghold would be destroyed — "tonight." Smotrich characterized this as the only way to prevent Hezbollah from exploiting the current situation to harm northern Israeli communities. The statement was circulated by a single unverified the source without immediate corroboration from official Israeli government or military spokespeople, nor from mainstream media. It is therefore reported as an attributed policy declaration rather than a confirmed operational directive. Smotrich's comments come amid heightened cross-border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah, though no immediate escalation order has been confirmed by defense officials. The threat mirrors rhetoric used by Israeli officials during previous rounds of escalation, but its status as an authorized policy remains unverified. As The Zioneer has reported earlier, a series of IDF strikes and Hezbollah retaliation have kept the northern border on high alert for weeks.
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- StrongIsraeli ministers demand Netanyahu strike Hezbollah's Dahiyeh stronghold
- StrongNetanyahu confirms IDF strike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh
- DevelopingDefense Minister Katz repeats Dahiyeh deterrence warning to Hezbollah in social-media post
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