
JERUSALEM, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned the Lebanese government on Saturday to disarm Hezbollah or "pay a very heavy price."
"We (ISRAEL) have no territorial claims against Lebanon, but we will not accept a situation where what existed for many years — firing from Lebanese territory toward the State of Israel — is renewed," Katz said in a statement. "Therefore we are turning and warning: act and take action before we act even more."