Israel prepares for ‘mass burials’ in case of war with Lebanon: Minister

An Israeli minister says the regime is preparing for “mass burials” in case of a large-scale war with Lebanon, as tensions continue to escalate between the two sides.

Michael Malchieli, the religious affairs minister, told Israeli Channel 14 on Wednesday that mass casualties are anticipated ahead of a possible military conflict with Lebanon.

He went on to say that his ministry has been “busy” with many issues relating to the war.

When asked about the possibility of carrying out mass burials in case of a military conflict with Lebanon, he confirmed that they were expecting further deaths.

“We are holding meetings in the office to prepare for bigger things in the north, yes,” he said.

Israel threatened Lebanon with an “all-out war” on Tuesday with the military saying “operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved and validated.”

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned the regime on Wednesday that “no place” in the occupied territories would be spared in case of a full-blown war.

Israel must “wait for us on land, by sea and by air,” he said in a televised address.

His remarks came a day after the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement published video footage gathered from its surveillance aircraft of strategic locations in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories, including sea and air ports in the city of Haifa.

Nasrallah underscored that Hezbollah’s publication of the video footage was part of the group’s psychological warfare against the Tel Aviv regime.