Herzog: If Hezbollah keeps up hostilities, it 'doesn't understand what awaits it'

Israel is set on destroying Hezbollah, President Isaac Herzog says during a visit to an air defense battery along Israel’s border with Lebanon.

“If Hezbollah even thinks about continuing to harass or threaten, it simply does not understand what awaits it,” warns Herzog. “It certainly does not understand that Israel is determined to dismantle it once and for all.”

The military deployed troops deeper in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah began attacking Israel last week, saying it aims to “establish a forward defense that will create an additional security layer for the residents of the north.”

Hezbollah has kept up its fire on northern Israel, launching frequent barrages of dozens of rockets.