Israel Threatens Deeper Lebanon Strikes, 'No Immunity for State' If Ceasefire With Hezbollah Fails

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel will "penetrate deeper" into Lebanon if the ceasefire with Hezbollah fails. Katz warned Lebanon's government that if Israel "returns to war", it will no longer make "a distinction between Lebanon and Hezbollah." The US pressured Israel to limit its response to Hezbollah’s Dec. 2 mortar attack and refrain from hitting Beirut, as per multiple Hebrew media reports. The US asked Israel to refrain from “nonproportional responses”, Ynet reports. Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, killing nine people, state media and officials said. The Israeli military in a statement said that it "struck Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of launchers, and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon."

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel will "penetrate deeper" into Lebanon if the ceasefire with Hezbollah fails. Katz warned Lebanon's government that if Israel "returns to war", it will no longer make "a distinction between Lebanon and Hezbollah." The US pressured Israel to limit its response to Hezbollah’s Dec. 2 mortar attack and refrain from hitting Beirut, as per multiple Hebrew media reports. The US asked Israel to refrain from “nonproportional responses”, Ynet reports. Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, killing nine people, state media and officials said. The Israeli military in a statement said that it "struck Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of launchers, and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon."

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