ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 19, 2026 11:01Updated: JUNE 19, 2026 11:08Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to strike Dahiyeh in response to four IDF soldiers being killed by Hezbollah on Friday."If after the difficult event in which four fighters fall, and families are destroyed, then Dahiyeh is still standing tall - this is a direct failure of the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister," Liberman posted on X/Twitter."IDF soldiers are not ducks at a shooting range. For every injury to our soldiers, we must exact a heavy price that the other side will not forget."National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also demanded that Israel strike at Lebanon in revenge, declaring, "All of Lebanon must burn!"With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not forfeit," he wrote in a post on X/Twitter. "Our supreme duty is to protect the citizens of Israel and the soldiers of the IDF, and this commitment takes precedence over every other consideration.""I told the Prime Minister, even in our private meetings: For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep," he added."Enough with the ping-pong. In the Middle East, you don’t win with measured responses and restraint - you need to go berserk. To obliterate. To crush the terror."Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also called for attacks on Lebanon, saying "Time to speak with fire. To open the gates of hell."Lapid shares condolences with fallen soldiers' familiesOpposition leader Yair Lapid also reacted to the four soldiers' deaths, mourning their loss and expressing condolences to their families."The heart breaks with the news," he wrote in a post. "Endless pain. I share in the family's grief from the depths of my heart. May their memory be blessed."Democrats MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv also mourned the fallen soldiers, stating that "The heroism of the fighters and our eternal debt to them compel us to also say things as they are.""The role of the IDF is to win on the battlefield. The role of the government is to translate the IDF's strength into diplomatic moves that will prevent the need to return to the battlefield time and again," he continued."We owe this to the soldiers and commanders, to the children and grandchildren of us all."The IDF announced on Friday that four soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanon, with the commander of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, Lieutenant-Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, aged 32, among the fallen troops.At approximately 00:20, a suspicious object struck a tank belonging to Battalion 52 forces under the Givati Brigade who were operating in the area of the village of Tebnit, the IDF stated.The incident is under investigation.Follow us on Google