Zionist Regime Is Preparing for a Massive Attack on Lebanon

TEHRAN (Defapress) - A day after the deadly airstrike on southern Lebanon, the Israeli defense minister accused the government of delaying the disarmament of Hezbollah and warned that Israeli attacks would intensify.

Israel Katz issued a statement, noting: "Hezbollah is playing with fire and the Lebanese president is delaying the implementation of his commitments. The Lebanese government must fulfill its commitment to disarm Hezbollah and remove it from southern Lebanon. Otherwise, the attacks will intensify. We will not allow any threat to the residents of northern Israel."

Despite the signing of a ceasefire agreement in November 2024, Israel continues to occupy five areas in southern Lebanon and continuously bombards the country.

These threats were made after the occupation army carried out a nighttime airstrike on the city of Kfar Roummane in southern Lebanon, killing 4 members of the Radwan Unit, affiliated with Lebanese Hezbollah. Lebanese media identified the 4 as Jawad Jaber, Hadi Hamid, Abdullah Kahil, and Muhammad Kahil.

The main target of the attack was the logistics officer of the Radwan Unit, who played a pivotal role in transporting weapons and trying to rebuild Hezbollah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

Despite receiving severe organizational blows that led to the martyrdom of its leaders and senior commanders, the Lebanese Hezbollah movement remains a nightmare for the United States and Israel. After undergoing a period of organizational and armament reconstruction, it is ready to defend the Lebanese people.

Under a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in November, the new Lebanese government pledged that only its army would have exclusive possession of weapons. This commitment effectively meant the complete disarmament of Hezbollah. However, Hezbollah’s steadfastness and the support of Lebanese public opinion have thwarted this treacherous commitment.

Since then, the Lebanese government has been under increasing pressure from the US, Saudi Arabia, and Hezbollah’s internal rivals to carry out the plot. In this context, Reuters, citing sources in the Lebanese army, claimed that the country’s army forces were facing a shortage of explosives to blow up Hezbollah’s weapons depots.

Last year, more than 1,100 women and children were martyred during the brutal Israeli attack on Lebanon, and large parts of southern and eastern Lebanon were destroyed.

Since then, Hezbollah has fully adhered to the ceasefire, refraining from attacking Israel and not objecting to the handover of several weapons depots in the south. However, the group insists that the disarmament clause only applies to southern Lebanon and has warned of a possible decisive response if Israel’s actions expand.

On Thursday, the Israeli ground forces carried out another deadly attack in southern Lebanon, prompting the Lebanese president to order the army to confront the aggression, an order that drew support and praise from Hezbollah.

Joseph Aoun, who had called for dialogue with Israel after the Gaza ceasefire, acknowledged after the attacks that Israel had stepped up its airstrikes in response to the offer.