Reported claim

“Itamar Ben Gvir, the National Security Minister, posted a statement on social media platform X on or about 19 June 2026 calling for Lebanon to burn completely and stating 'For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must cry. All of Lebanon must burn!'.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera Arabic reported it.

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