Israeli foreign minister says Hezbollah attacks may lead to war in Lebanon

For the second consecutive day, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has warned that ongoing attacks by Hezbollah against Israeli targets could lead to all-out war in Lebanon.

“The attacks by Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy, could lead to war in Lebanon,” Cohen says in a briefing to the media.

“Israel has no interest in opening another front but we cannot continue to tolerate such attacks. The responsibility of the international community is to fully implement Resolution 1701 in order to prevent a war in Lebanon,” he continued.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, calls for all paramilitary groups not to be present in the area south of Lebanon’s Litani River.

On Tuesday, Cohen wrote to the U.N. Security Council warning that a regional war could break out due to Hezbollah’s repeated attacks, calling on the body to implement Resolution 1701 to avoid such a scenario.