In an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk blamed Hezbollah for renewed fighting, saying it had repeatedly breached the ceasefire.
“Hezbollah is breaching the ceasefire. That’s not surprising, and we’re hitting them back very hard,” Falk said.
Falk accused the Iran-backed group of targeting Israeli civilians, saying Israel is responding by striking Hezbollah militants.
“Hezbollah … has taken Lebanon hostage for the past decade or so… and they target civilians and we target Hezbollah terrorists. That’s the main difference between us.”
