(StraightShooterNews.com) – Signaling an “all-out war” brewing on the horizon, tensions continue to escalate following a threatening act by Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border.
The Iran-backed group released a drone-captured video displaying key Israeli military and “highly populated” civilian sites, which prompted a harsh reaction from Israeli officials.
The video, which focused notably on the city of Haifa, was described by Israeli authorities as a direct threat that intensify fears of a possible full-scale conflict.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sharply criticized the video and suggested Israel could potentially shift its strategy toward Hezbollah and Lebanon.
“We are getting very close to the moment of deciding to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon,” Katz stated “In an all-out war, Hezbollah will be destroyed, and Lebanon severely beaten.”
The footage specifically highlighted Haifa, targeting its military base, port and the Iron Dome defense system.
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav expressed his alarm, labeling the video as “psychological terror” and urgently calling on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to ensure the city’s security.
“I demand that the government present a plan for the massive defense of Haifa and find a military solution to eliminate the threat posed from the north,” Yahav urged during an interview with Israeli radio station Reshet Bet.
Adding to the region’s volatility, Hamas representative in Lebanon Ahmad Abd Al-Hadi recently restated his support for the actions that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza during an interview.
He famously remarked, “We would do it again!” when discussing the October 7 massacre that killed more than 1,200 Israelis, saw hundreds of people hostage and ignited further conflict.
He then blamed the U.S. for the problems in the region. “The Palestinian cause was about to be eliminated. In line with the American enterprise in the region, the occupation was being assimilated into the region,” he said.
Additionally, Al-Hadi framed the October 7 terror attack as a preemptive strike against Israel’s unproven plan to attack Gaza first.
“We wanted to turn the tables on them, in order to say to them: Palestine is here to stay,” Al-Hadi revealed. “So if we could go back in time, we would do it again, because the justifications still exist.”
This ongoing strife has caused substantial civilian displacement in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon, with continuous missile exchanges causing military and civilian casualties on both sides.
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