The state of Israel will not and cannot let this pass. Our response will come and it will be harsh."
Nobody wants to start a wider conflict, but a miscalculation could trigger one. There is still space for a diplomatic solution,
It's an old, unguided artillery rocket,
It's something to lob large amounts of explosives over relatively short distance,
When you plan military operations like this, there's always a chance for error,
We both agreed that widening of conflict in the region is in nobody’s interest,
The question is – will [Israel] hit Lebanon’s infrastructure [in response] or will they hit a Hezbollah target?”
I don’t think the Israeli prime minister is at this point interested in an all-out war, partly because there are uncontrollable, unpredictable consequences to a larger war in Lebanon, involving Hezbollah. Because eventually if it escalates, it will involve Iran as well,
There is concern that the airport could be a target,
The Majdal Shams strike constituted the type of incident that many experts have long assessed might tip the balance from relatively limited Israel-Hezbollah cross-border exchanges to devastating all-out conflict,
We underscore the need to prevent the conflict from escalating and spilling over in the region,
Everything that happened last week in Washington didn’t change a thing. We had had hope that the big hullabaloo surrounding the speech in Congress would produce something,
There isn’t going to be a deal. Only if Benjamin Netanyahu moves is there any chance that something might work out and for there to be a deal,
Hezbollah has evacuated some positions in the south and in the Bekaa valley that it thinks could be a target for Israel,
We have been in continuous discussions with Israeli and Lebanese counterparts since the horrific attack,
Following the sirens that sounded in the areas of Admit and Ya’ara, the IDF Aerial Defense System successfully intercepted a UAV that crossed from Lebanon toward the area of the Western Galilee. Rocket and missile sirens were sounded following the possibility of falling shrapnel from the interception."
Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way... These are the assurances we've received,
Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,
Israel will not overlook this murderous attack,
The members of the cabinet authorised the prime minister and the defense minister to decide on the manner and timing of the response against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation."