Israel’s Ben-Gvir urges Netanyahu to respond to Hezbollah attacks

Published June 14, 2026 Updated June 14, 2026 12:58pm

The far-right Israeli national security minister has reiterated his calls for Israeli attacks on the Lebanese group in a statement on X, according to Al Jazeera.

Ben-Gvir urged the firing of a missile for every drone sent from Lebanon, “fire” for every violation committed by Hezbollah, and that “Hezbollah must tremble” for every UAV it sends into Israel.

He also called for the killing of “a thousand” Hezbollah fighters in exchange for “every hair on the head of” an Israeli soldier.

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