Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg: Israelis Won’t Be Afraid To Go Very Hard at Hezbollah

ROBERTS Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ retired Lieutenant General Keith ░░░░░░░░ for more perspective on ░░░░░░░░ So Lebanon s foreign ░░░░░░░░ Abdallah Bou Habib is ░░░░░░░░ that he hopes for ░░░░░░░░ proportionate response by Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ that this wave of ░░░░░░░░ will stop I mean ░░░░░░░░ shows the tangled web ░░░░░░░░ Lebanese politics when you ░░░░░░░░ the foreign minister saying ░░░░░░░░ hope Hezbollah will launch ░░░░░░░░ proportionate attack I mean ░░░░░░░░ we know who s ░░░░░░░░ the country there And ░░░░░░░░ do you think Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ do Because just a ░░░░░░░░ of days ago Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ saying that they were ░░░░░░░░ to withdraw north of ░░░░░░░░ Litani River if Israel ░░░░░░░░ to stop its attacks ░░░░░░░░ then everything went all ░░░░░░░░ and sevens KELLOGG Yeah ░░░░░░░░ again thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ again Look to start ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah should have been ░░░░░░░░ of that region 20 ░░░░░░░░ ago because there was ░░░░░░░░ UN Security Council resolution ░░░░░░░░ that said they were ░░░░░░░░ to withdraw in fact ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah north of the ░░░░░░░░ River They haven t ░░░░░░░░ that Second I think ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing is ░░░░░░░░ you not to be ░░░░░░░░ pessimist but I think ░░░░░░░░ re starting to see ░░░░░░░░ escalatory cycle that is ░░░░░░░░ to get quite dangerous ░░░░░░░░ if Hezbollah does respond ░░░░░░░░ it Haifa or goes ░░░░░░░░ Tel Aviv then the ░░░░░░░░ got no option but ░░░░░░░░ really really hard back ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon against Hezbollah And ░░░░░░░░ think that is very ░░░░░░░░ probable right now I ░░░░░░░░ t think Hezbollah will ░░░░░░░░ their foot off the ░░░░░░░░ at all I think ░░░░░░░░ you ve had on ░░░░░░░░ has been very very ░░░░░░░░ Part of this issue ░░░░░░░░ that we have not ░░░░░░░░ very determinate being very ░░░░░░░░ very concise on our ░░░░░░░░ of Israel And Tehran ░░░░░░░░ to know that And ░░░░░░░░ needs to know that ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis need to ░░░░░░░░ that And Hamas needs ░░░░░░░░ know that And we ░░░░░░░░ t sent that signal ░░░░░░░░ the rockets that hit ░░░░░░░░ Druze those school children ░░░░░░░░ were playing soccer that ░░░░░░░░ a Falaq 1 rocket ░░░░░░░░ is made by only ░░░░░░░░ country Iran They know ░░░░░░░░ the forensics where that ░░░░░░░░ came from who shot ░░░░░░░░ And Hezbollah can say ░░░░░░░░ they want but they ░░░░░░░░ where the rocket came ░░░░░░░░ who made it and ░░░░░░░░ it was intended to ░░░░░░░░ And I think you ░░░░░░░░ going to see the ░░░░░░░░ be unafraid to go ░░░░░░░░ very hard on Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ the war cabinet right ░░░░░░░░ in Israel is really ░░░░░░░░ Dermer former ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ United States from Israel ░░░░░░░░ s Gallant the secretary ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of Defense and ░░░░░░░░ The Knesset is out ░░░░░░░░ session That means they ░░░░░░░░ take any political action ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu His hands are ░░░░░░░░ of freed right now ░░░░░░░░ do what he wants ░░░░░░░░ do The only concern ░░░░░░░░ would have with Israel ░░░░░░░░ into Lebanon right now ░░░░░░░░ do they have the ░░░░░░░░ backup to be able ░░░░░░░░ do that They ve ░░░░░░░░ fighting for over nine ░░░░░░░░ Hamas they ve expended ░░░░░░░░ lot of munitions We ░░░░░░░░ not backfilled those munitions ░░░░░░░░ you made the comment ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu came with a ░░░░░░░░ list and they haven ░░░░░░░░ gotten it yet But ░░░░░░░░ think there ll be ░░░░░░░░ option especially if Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ hard in Israel the ░░░░░░░░ will respond And this ░░░░░░░░ just got more and ░░░░░░░░ trickier to try to ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ what we re heading ░░░░░░░░ Smith Okay Also just ░░░░░░░░ the wire right now ░░░░░░░░ Lebanese foreign minister is ░░░░░░░░ Reuters that Lebanon condemns ░░░░░░░░ strike plans to file ░░░░░░░░ to the UN Also ░░░░░░░░ Lebanese foreign minister hoping ░░░░░░░░ a proportionate response by ░░░░░░░░ so that this wave ░░░░░░░░ killing will stop That ░░░░░░░░ crossing the wires right ░░░░░░░░ as we continue to ░░░░░░░░ the breaking news General ░░░░░░░░ for hopping back on ░░░░░░░░ us We ll continue ░░░░░░░░ update you on this.”