Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement to the media that “Tabtai (Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff) was a mass murderer, his hands are stained with the blood of Israelis and Americans, and it’s no coincidence that the United States offered a $5 million bounty for him. Recently, he led Hezbollah’s renewed efforts to rearm after the severe blows Hezbollah suffered.” According to him, “The policy I am leading is absolutely clear: under my leadership, the state of Israel will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its forces and pose a threat to Israel. I expect the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.”
