🛡️ IDF NORTHERN COMMAND CLEARS BORDER COVER AND ASSESSES HEZBOLLAH ENTRY INTO IRAN-CONFLICT SCENARIO AS LEBANESE LEADERS CLASH OVER WAR PREVENTION AND UNIFIL REPORTS ISRAELI DRONE INCIDENT NEAR PEACEKEEPERS

⚠️ Hezbollah and Regional Militias Signal Escalation Risk: Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are expected to enter the battle and support Iran if Donald Trump carries out his threat and attacks.

Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said: "When the West speaks of the security of Israel, they mean Greater Israel".

He added: "We are in a phase of defending our land and our very existence, as we are facing an existential aggression". He also stated: "They asked us, following the Army Command's announcement, to issue a statement ending our presence south of the Litani, and they seek to seize upon any word from us — while demanding nothing from Israel".

Nawaf Salam responded: "What he (Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem) is saying is that he will support Iran, but we are not going to allow it at all. We will not let anyone drag the country into a new adventure. We've had enough adventures. We entered the so-called 'Gaza support war'. Its cost to Lebanon was not only high, but it was extremely, extremely high, and no one is willing to expose the country to adventures of this kind anymore".

Joseph Aoun said: "We are working to prevent the country from being dragged into a new war".

The IDF Northern Command assesses that if the U.S. attacks Iran, Hezbollah will not stay out of the confrontation.

⚠️ Northern Border Vegetation Clearing for Security: The IDF has begun spraying herbicides near the borders with Lebanon and Syria, citing concern that dense vegetation could hide militants or intruders. IDF Northern Command decided to clear vegetation close to the border fence for security reasons.

🔹 UNIFIL Reports Drone Activity Near Peacekeepers: UNIFIL said two Israeli drones flew over its soldiers in Kafer Kela in a hostile manner, with one carrying an unknown object. UNIFIL said the drone then dropped a stun grenade that exploded about fifty meters from the peacekeepers before flying back toward Israeli territory.

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