India, March 13 -- In his first address since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday addressed the ongoing escalation in Lebanon. Speaking during a news conference, the Israeli PM stated that it will move to disarm Hezbollah, a Iran backed militant group, "on the ground" if Beirut failed to do so.

"I told the Lebanese government a few days ago: you are playing with fire if you continue allowing Hezbollah to operate, in violation of your commitment to disarm it," Netanyahu told a press conference.

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The Israeli PM added that Hezbollah will pay a "heavy price" for targeting Israel.

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