Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after reports of a civilian death on Lebanese borderpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2023
An Israeli civilian has been killed by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon, the French news agency AFP has said, citing the Israeli army and emergency medical services.
Smoke could be seen and explosions could be heard over the border between Israel and Lebanon, Reuters reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying that “If Hezbollah makes a mistake, it will turn Beirut and South Lebanon into Gaza and Khan Younis.”
Hezbollah is an organisation which is politically influential and in control of the most powerful armed force in Lebanon.