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The statement put Rajji in the crosshairs of Hezbollah supporters, with several prominent figures releasing statements condemning the Foreign Minister and his statement during the interview.

The Thursday strike, per the IDF, was in response to "Hezbollah's continued violations of the ceasefire understandings."

Yitzhak Horowitz wrote in the Hebrew weekly magazine B’KeHila about his trip, which was illegal for most Israelis without special authorization, and the risk it posed to him.

The IDF had sent out a photo of Abdullah in a Lebanese army uniform, and Hezbollah did not deny that the two other individuals he was killed with were connected to the terror organization.

The IDF said the men were involved in planning attacks against its forces and that two were members of Hezbollah’s air defense unit.

Troops operating under the Northern Command’s 91st Division eliminated four terrorists in southern Lebanon over the past week, the IDF added.

Nawaf Salam's comments came as tensions continued to boil along Lebanon's eastern border, where Israel accuses Hezbollah of ignoring calls for disarmament and carrying out ceasefire violations.

“Iran’s role is extremely negative, and its policies are among the chief sources of instability in Lebanon and the region,” Raggi wrote on social media.

Sources in the Intelligence Directorate asserted that Hezbollah succeeded in sending its agents into positions where they can influence public policy and threaten the government.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji added that Hezbollah's current concern is to "buy time and preserve itself internally in order to regain its power."