Political officials stressed this week that contrary to recent media reports, they will address the latest incident with Hezbollah, namely the terror group setting up a tent in the Israeli territory north of the Blue Line.
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In a recent confidential meeting, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told members of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the move by Hezbollah – led by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah – did not pose a security risk that would require immediate action.
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"These are provocations and a violation of sovereignty, so we will deal with it at a time of our choosing," Gallant said.
According to defense officials, the current policy is to refrain from being dragged into a confrontation with the terror group and respond to events case-by-case.
Similarly, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said in an interview on Monday that the development did not endanger Israel's security, and called the move "childish."
Nevertheless, he stressed that the tent and a series of other recent Hezbollah provocations in Israel pointed to a "weakening in the policy of self-restraint" that the terror group adopted after the 2006 war with Israel. Most recently, it published footage of IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other military officials, on the northern border without protective gear.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the matter in a cabinet meeting on Sunday, saying, "On a day of decision, he will find us standing together shoulder to shoulder. Nasrallah also knows that he and Lebanon shouldn't test us."
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