Defense Minister Yoav Gallant published a letter to the Lebanese people today (Thursday) on X, calling on them to prevent a wide war from happening.
The letter reads (translation: Kann 11 reporter Roi Kais):
Residents of Lebanon,
Shi'ite Iran and its subordinates, especially Hezbollah, took Lebanon and its residents hostage for the sake of narrow ethnic interests. The State of Israel wants quiet, prosperity, and stability on both sides of the northern border and will therefore not in any way allow the Hezbollah militia to undermine stability on the border and in the region.
If Hezbollah continues its aggression, Israel will fight it with its full force. Remember the regret of Nasrallah over the dangerous and unthinking adventure from August 2006 - learn the lesson to not arrive at a dangerous adventure in August 2024.
Those who play with fire should expect destruction.