Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that it would be a “terrible mistake” to escalate the conflict with Hezbollah in October 2023, as proposed by Defense Minister Yoav Galant. Netanyahu blocked Galant’s proposal for Israel to attack Hezbollah due to the risk of opening a war on two fronts following Hamas’ attacks. At that time, Hezbollah had around 150 pager devices set up as traps.
Netanyahu stopped a plan to attack Hezbollah in October 2023.
