Senior Lebanese officials are calling Israel's recent threats to respond to any Hezbollah attacks with strikes on Lebanese national infrastructure "a declaration of war," Lebanese media outlets reported Monday.
"Hezbollah is not responding right now. But if Israel attacks strategi, civilian or military infrastructure or sites inside Lebanon's sovereign territory – Hezbollah's response will be very swift and will aim for the depth of the Israeli home front," the sources said.
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The comments from Lebanon came in response to an Israel Hayom report last Friday that Defense Minister Benny Gantz had instructed the IDF to bomb Lebanese infrastructure if Hezbollah harmed any Israeli soldiers of civilians.
Tensions have rapidly escalated between Israel and the terrorist organization since the death of Hezbollah operative Ali Kamel Mohsen Jawad, along with two other terrorists, during an airstrike on Damascus International Airport earlier this month.
Hezbollah has vowed revenge for Jawad's death, leading the IDF to move reinforcements to the northern border in preparation for an attack by the Shiite terror organization.
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