Former Israeli general warns of growing threat of war with Hezbollah amid rising tensions with Iran proxy

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JERUSALEM – Retired Gen. Yaakov Amidror, the former national security adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed with Fox News Digital the likelihood of an imminent full-blown war between the Jewish state and the Lebanon-based terrorist movement Hezbollah.

The Shiite Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, which is the de facto ruler of Lebanon, according to experts on the country, fired some 50 rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. Shrapnel from a Hezbollah anti-tank missile hit an American citizen and two Israelis. The 31-year-old American is in critical condition. Since last week, Hezbollah has launched over 200 rockets and drones into Israel’s north.

"We don't expect the Americans to fight for us. That should be done by Israelis. This is a principle that we don't want to change. What we need is American support by sending munitions of all kinds, and to do it in very high number, in a constant flow that will allow us to do the war with our constraints in our military and capabilities," Amidror, a distinguished fellow for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA,) told Fox News Digital.

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When asked if Israel is prepared for a war with Hezbollah, Amidror said, "It's a question without an answer, because for such a war you are never fully prepared." He said