Lebanese state should pay ‘heavy price’, says Israeli minister

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said his country should open a new front in the north and exact a “heavy price” not only from Hezbollah but also from the Lebanese state for the attacks on Israel.

“The political hourglass in the north has run out. A heavy price should be exacted from the state of Lebanon as well and not only from Hezbollah,” Cohen said in an interview with Israel’s Radio Kol Barama.

“We are at the end of the tree phase in Gaza, so we need to move to the north and charge them a significant price.”