'All of Lebanon must burn,' Israeli minister Ben Gvir declares Submitted by Ayse Betul on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 15:47 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 "threat to all of humanity". “For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry," Ben Gvir wrote on X on Friday. "With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens is not in vain.