Smotrich: The Southern Suburb Will Be Like Khan Younis

Translation by SadaNews - Israeli Finance Minister and Cabinet Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to turn the southern suburb of Beirut into a replica of Khan Younis.

Smotrich said during his tour of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, "Hezbollah has made a mistake and will pay a high price... We are cutting off the head of the octopus in Iran and at the same time cutting off Hezbollah's arm," as translated by SadaNews.

He added: "Two years ago, we evacuated the residents of the north, and today we issued evacuation orders for the residents of southern Lebanon and the suburb region.

He continued: "Meanwhile, on the Israeli side, the settlements are thriving and developing again... very soon the suburb will be like Khan Younis."

Smotrich's statements come amid evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army for residents of the suburb.