Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday warned that Lebanon’s Hezbollah- Tehran’s ally- could launch a more significant attack against Israel than Iran.
Speaking to IDF troops at a military drill in the north, meant to simulate war with Hezbollah, Gallant said Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah may cause the Lebanese state to "pay heavy prices."
"As things stand, Nasrallah may drag Lebanon into paying extremely heavy prices. They can't even imagine what might happen," Gallant told troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade.
The defense minister said that a miscalculation by Hezbollah could lead to war.
"This may also deteriorate into a war. It's not theoretical, it's real," Gallant told the soldiers.
According to a report by CNN, Hezbollah could strike Israel independently of Iran in the coming days.
The report says that the terror group "is moving faster than Iran in its planning" and is expected to attack Israel in a matter of days.
Previously, both US and Israeli officials had expected that Iran and Hezbollah could coordinate their attacks for maximum impact. However, now officials believe that Iran is moving more cautiously, as it attempts to avoid action that could lead to a full-scale war.
