Israel will disarm Hezbollah if the Lebanese government continues its inaction that allows the terrorist organization to rearm and rebuild, IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin threatened in a video statement released on Friday. Defrin drew attention to the Lebanese government's promises to disarm the group, stating that “contrary to the declaration by the Lebanese government earlier this year, Hezbollah is still operating and conducting attacks from southern Lebanon.”
He pointed out Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild and their attacks on Israel since joining the Iranian regime in launching rockets and drones towards civilian areas on March 2, stating that the attacks are ‘putting both Israeli and Lebanese civilians at risk.’ Included in Defrin’s video statement was a clip of Senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa speaking on a podcast during which he admitted that the Lebanese terrorist organization has been actively attempting to rearm and rebuild. Speaking on an episode of the Lebanese podcast 'Podium,' released on March 22, Safa stated that over the past 15 months, Hezbollah has been “working on building up its capabilities.”
Safa identified three areas where Hezbollah is actively rebuilding. “Firstly, missiles, both in quantity and quality; secondly, attack drones, both in quantity and quality; and thirdly, ground forces of all kinds,” he shared. He continued to describe Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s support for a move to disarm Hezbollah as “ill-considered,” accusing him of “sitting in a trap” for expressing openness to negotiation with Israel. (Read More)
