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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Lebanese people his 'war is not with you' but with Hezbollah, as airstrikes continued on the country for a second day on Tuesday.
"We will continue to strike Hezbollah. And I say to the people of Lebanon: Our war is not with you; our war is with Hezbollah. [Secretary General Hassan] Nasrallah is leading you to the brink of the abyss," he claimed.
“I told you yesterday to evacuate from the homes where he has placed a missile in your living room and a rocket in your garage. Anyone with a missile in their living room and a rocket in their garage will have no home. But I am telling you one more thing: he is causing your state to be in danger. Free yourselves from Hezbollah's grip," he continued.
On Monday, the Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired.
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
'To the people of Lebanon, our war is not with you, it is with Hezbollah' - Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Lebanese people his 'war is not with you' but with Hezbollah, as airstrikes continued on the country for a second day on Tuesday.
"We will continue to strike Hezbollah. And I say to the people of Lebanon: Our war is not with you; our war is with Hezbollah. [Secretary General Hassan] Nasrallah is leading you to the brink of the abyss," he claimed.
“I told you yesterday to evacuate from the homes where he has placed a missile in your living room and a rocket in your garage. Anyone with a missile in their living room and a rocket in their garage will have no home. But I am telling you one more thing: he is causing your state to be in danger. Free yourselves from Hezbollah's grip," he continued.
On Monday, the Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired.
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
Mandatory credit: GPO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Lebanese people his 'war is not with you' but with Hezbollah, as airstrikes continued on the country for a second day on Tuesday.
"We will continue to strike Hezbollah. And I say to the people of Lebanon: Our war is not with you; our war is with Hezbollah. [Secretary General Hassan] Nasrallah is leading you to the brink of the abyss," he claimed.
“I told you yesterday to evacuate from the homes where he has placed a missile in your living room and a rocket in your garage. Anyone with a missile in their living room and a rocket in their garage will have no home. But I am telling you one more thing: he is causing your state to be in danger. Free yourselves from Hezbollah's grip," he continued.
On Monday, the Israeli army said it had launched ‘intensive and precise strikes against 'terrorist targets' across Lebanon, and called on civilians to evacuate from southern areas and Bakaa.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 558 people killed and 1,835 injured at the time of publication.
Hezbollah also conducted strikes on Israeli military areas in northern Israel, with Israel media reporting more than 200 rockets fired.
Tensions escalated over the past week following the mass explosions of pagers and handheld radios used by Hezbollah, with subsequent Israeli strikes on the south of the country and rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.