Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Monday evening to expand Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon.
In a video statement, Netanyahu said: “We will not back down — quite the opposite. I said: press the accelerator in Lebanon. We will hit them, we will hit them head-on.”
Netanyahu acknowledged that Hezbollah was using fibre-optic drones against Israel, saying: “It is true, they are launching drones at us, drones operating with fibre-optic technology.” He added: “We have a specialised team handling this matter.”
Meanwhile, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid said in a post on X that a senior US official had indicated Washington would support an escalation in Israeli military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
According to Ravid, the US remarks came amid an escalation in Hezbollah attacks, ignoring repeated requests to stop firing at Israel. The official said Hezbollah had launched more than 1,000 drones and over 700 rockets since 17th April.
