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'All of Lebanon must burn,' Israeli minister Ben Gvir declares
A social media clash between senior Israeli and Iranian ministers broke out just hours before Israel and Hezbollah announced a ceasefire Smoke rises after an Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, 19 June 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said "all of Lebanon must burn" in a social media post after the deaths of four Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, drawing a response from the Iranian foreign minister, who labelled the Israeli leadership a "thre