“Israeli minister urges Netanyahu to ‘level Beirut suburbs to the ground’ Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, posted a video calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “level the southern suburbs in Beirut to the ground” as fighting with Hezbollah intensifies. Posting on Instagram, Ben-Gvir said he had opposed the previous ceasefire with Lebanon and urged stronger military action against Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area where Hezbollah has a significant presence. Addressing Netanyahu directly, he said: “Dear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I love and appreciate you, but now is the time to level the suburbs to the ground.” “We have appreciation for Trump and we must say thank you for the partnership,” Ben Gvir added. “But the red line is the harm to soldiers or civilians, and the suburbs must be levelled to the ground.”
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