All Israel News Staff
Published: August 20, 2026
“If Hezbollah shoots at us, we will shoot at Iran.
A strike by Iran’s proxies within Israel’s borders will result in retaliation within Iran’s borders,” he said.
Bennett also called for Israel to treat the estimated 500,000 illegal weapons held inside the country as a national security threat rather than solely a criminal problem.
He proposed that the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) declare areas known to contain large quantities of illegal weapons as closed military zones until the weapons can be collected.
Such a policy could impose high economic costs on communities and businesses in affected areas.
However, Bennett argued that the scale of the illegal weapons problem requires more aggressive action.