Netanyahu Says Israel Will Intensify Strikes Against Hezbollah

In a video statement on Monday evening, Netanyahu said Israel was "at war with Hezbollah" and the military has been told to "deal them a crushing blow". Netanyahu said Israel's military offensive against Hezbollah had "eliminated... over 600 terrorists". He continued: "But what this requires of us now is to increase the strikes, to increase the intensity." Two far-right Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, have called for an expansion of the military campaign, including into Beirut.