Israeli Defense Minister Gallant: "Hezbollah close to making serious mistake; Beirut residents could face same fate as Gaza, where locals are raising white flags & running away from home."
"Hezbollah is close to making a grave mistake - the residents of Beirut may end up in the same situation as Gaza where they are already raising a white flag and running away from home"*
"I came here to assess the situation in light of Hezbollah's aggression - it is no longer provocations. I see a high-quality and correct response by the forces, which results in Hezbollah casualties, we continue to hit it.'
*"I am saying here to the citizens of Lebanon, I already see the citizens in Gaza walking with white flags along the coast and moving south. Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war that may happen, and it is making mistakes. If he makes mistakes of this kind here, the ones who will pay the price are first of all the citizens of Lebanon. What we do in Gaza we know how to do in Beirut."*
"*Our pilots are sitting in the cockpit, the noses of the planes are pointing north. We have enough to do everything we need in the south, but the air force is directed north and its power is very great. We didn't use even ten percent of the strength of the Air Force in Gaza."*
It now seems graphically clear that the Israeli government thinks it can do to anyone, anywhere, what they are doing to Gaza. This attitude cannot be allowed to stand.
