"Let there be no doubt, the war in the north is inevitable. I don't see a scenario of Nasrallah moving his forces behind the Litany River. That's why we are dealing with a situation of a difficult multi-faceted war," Chairman of Israel Beitenu and former defense minister, MK Avigdor Liberman, said in an interview with 103FM Radio.
"According to the Chief of Staff, the IDF is ready for a multi-faceted conflict. We have 200,000 people who do not intend to return home if we cannot ensure conditions where they will feel safe. You cannot ask people to return to communities adjacent to the border, when you see the Redwan forces moving along the fence ", he added.
Liberman estimated that Israel is on its way to victory in Gaza. "I hear the security echelon estimating a month or two of fighting and this is what we have to consider. It's not like tomorrow everyone will be raising their hands holding a white flag. All the estimates talk about a month to two months of combat fighting. Hamas will surrender, a white flag, terrorists with their hands up. This is undoubtedly what we call a victory, just as we talk about the release of all the hostages, just as we talk about the elimination of the entire Hamas leadership. This is called victory. This is how we defined it from the beginning."
On the issue of the hostages Liberman said: "We are negotiating with ourselves. Hamas refuses to negotiate, it wants us to withdraw our forces from Gaza. When we get our hands on the Hamas leadership, only then will they be ready to let go. In light of this I do not understand Israel's position of continuing to pour fuel and humanitarian aid into the region."
Regarding the entry of workers from Judea and Samaria to Israel, he clarified: "I am strongly opposed. I think we saw how well it worked in Gaza. Unfortunately, the same workers are also involved in gathering intelligence. In the end, they are also focused on terrorist acts. In the atmosphere that has been created, the risk you take when you bring massive numbers of workers from Judea and Samaria, where they live in an environment of non-stop incitement and brainwashing – it really is too high a risk. At the moment, we need to look for other alternatives, including foreign workers from other places and the unemployed and people who we are not really clear about what they are doing, but they receive state allowances."