Israel to target Lebanese state if ceasefire fails, defence minister warns

Israel and Hezbollah entered a ceasefire brokered by the US and France last week, but continued strikes threaten its stability.

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00:00The Israeli Defense Minister warns that if the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

00:07breaks down, Israel will expand its strikes beyond areas where Hezbollah is concentrated

00:13and target the Lebanese state itself.

00:16His comments come as both sides of the conflict accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.

00:23Our policy, together with the IDF, is clear and unambiguous.

00:30We will act with all our might to push back all these misunderstandings and the ceasefire

00:41agreement, and we will have maximum response and zero tolerance.

00:49Israel largely refrained from striking critical infrastructure of the Lebanese Armed Forces

00:55during the 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

00:58The war appeared to have come to an end last week after a ceasefire brokered by the United

01:04States and France, but is threatened as attacks continue.