FM says Hezbollah would be destroyed in a ‘total war’

Israel warns the Iran-backed Hezbollah it would be destroyed in the event of a “total war,” after a US envoy called for de-escalation on the Lebanese border as tensions flare.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz’s comments come after Hezbollah published a more than nine-minute video showing drone footage purportedly taken by the terror group over northern Israel, including parts of the city and port of Haifa.

Israel and Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have traded near-daily cross-border fire since the Palestinian terror group’s October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.

“We are very close to the moment when we will decide to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon,” Katz says, quoted in a statement from his office.

“In a total war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be hit hard.”