Israel threatens to turn Lebanon into Gaza: Report

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the Wall Street Journal of the tensions with Hezbollah in Lebanon, "they see what's happening in Gaza, they know we can copy and paste to Beirut."

Speaking about the issues facing Israel, Gallant said, "My basic view: We are fighting an axis, not a single enemy. Iran is building up military power around Israel in order to use it."

Gallant added that there be a shift in the fighting in Gaza from the "intense manoeuvring phase of the war" toward "different types of special operations."

The next stage of the fighting said Gallant will take a long time, and he emphasised that Israel will not abandon its goal of destroying Hamas.