Itamar Eichner
Jerusalem says there will be severe response to any attack ; American mediator set to arrive in Lebanon this weekend, as Israel urges to end dispute before the Karish gas rig becomes operational in September
Israel issued warnings to the Lebanese Hezbollah warning any attack will be answered with force, officials said on Tuesday.
The warnings were delivered using French and American diplomatic and military channels.
The Iran backed terror group was told that if it will attempt to attack the Karish gas field once again, the response from the IDF will be harsh.
According to the officials, the IDF has not raised its level of alert despite threats made by Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah, on Monday.
However, in September, when the gas field will become operational, the military will reinforce the defenses around it.
Hezbollah’s secretary-general has been vocal about opposition to Israeli extraction of natural gas, which he claims is done from oil reserves within its maritime borders, specifically the Karish gas field.
"All of Israel’s gas fields are under threat from our missiles - not just Karish," Nasrallah said. "The ships that extract the gas are Israeli, even if under a Greek banner."
"Israel will continue to act against any Iranian terror proxy," the prime minister said adding that the government will cooperate with other Mideast nations to prevent Iran's efforts to destabilize the region.
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