Existential threat if war expands to Lebanon, Syria and West Bank, former security advisor warns
Israel could face existential danger if the war with Gaza should expand to include the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group, Iranian militias from Iraq and Syria, and Palestinian terrorists from Judea and Samaria, according to Israel's former National Security Advisor Giora Eiland.
In an interview on Sunday, Eiland told Radio Kan Bet that the “State of Gaza” declared war against Israel, and therefore, it is not enough just to fight combatants but that it is incumbent upon Israel to hit the infrastructure inside Gaza that enables it to continue waging this war.
He further suggested that Israel hit Gaza's water supply and cut it off from Egyptian supplies. Energy Minister Katz ordered to cut off the electricity in the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening.
These kinds of draconian measures could lead to an international outcry, increasing pressure on Hamas to release the kidnapped Israeli men, women and children, Eiland added.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
