Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops stationed near Israel's northern border with Lebanon, telling them that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah “greatly underestimated us in 2006 and is underestimating us again.”
Netanyahu visited Brigade 769, telling them: “I chose to come to Kiryat Shmona on the day of the anti-tank attacks against us.”
In July 2006, following the ambush of an Israeli military patrol, Israeli forces crossed the border into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah positions, while airstrikes also targeted Hezbollah infrastructure and commanders.
Netanyahu said Hezbollah thought “we were like cobwebs. Suddenly he sees what kind of spider.” Hezbollah faced “tremendous power, the unification of a people, a determination to do whatever is necessary to restore security in the north.”
Netanyahu said: “We will do everything to restore security in the north and allow your families, because many of you are locals, to return home safely and know that we cannot be confused. We will do whatever it takes. Of course we would prefer this to be done without a widespread operation, but that won’t stop us.”
He added: “We gave an example of what is happening to their friends in the south, this is what will happen here in the north. We will do everything to restore security.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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