Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against entering the war between Israel and Iran, cautioning the Iran-backed group that further aggression could lead to its destruction.
“I suggest that the Lebanese proxy be careful… If there will be further terror, there will be no Hezbollah,” Katz wrote on X.
מזכ"ל החיזבאללה לא לומד לקח מקודמיו ומאיים לפעול נגד ישראל בהתאם להוראת הדיקטטור האיראני.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) June 20, 2025
אני מציע לפרוקסי הלבנוני להיזהר ולהבין שישראל איבדה את הסבלנות כלפי טרוריסטים שמאיימים עליה.
אם יהיה טרור - לא יהיה חיזבאללה.
His remarks followed Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem’s Thursday statement that the group is “not neutral” in the conflict and would “act as it sees appropriately,” though he stopped short of pledging military intervention.
The warning came as hostilities intensified on the eighth day of fighting. Israel said its military struck dozens of targets in Iran, including a nuclear weapons research facility in Tehran.
Iran responded with a barrage of ballistic missiles, triggering air raid sirens across Israel. Strikes were reported in Haifa and other parts of central and southern Israel.
