Israeli Ministers Call for Major Military Escalation Against Lebanon

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch major military escalation against Lebanon in response to Hezbollah drone attacks, Middle East Monitor reports. The calls include cutting electricity supplies to Lebanon and resuming intensive military operations, with Smotrich specifically calling for strikes on Beirut, marking an intensification of threats against the neighboring country.