Qaani warns Israel of 'another 2000' if it remains in southern Lebanon
Esmail Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, has warned Israel that it risks repeating its 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon if it continues its current course.
"If you do not retreat from your current path in southern Lebanon, the catastrophe of 2000 will be repeated," he wrote in a message addressed to the Israeli military.
"Take this warning seriously and make a wise decision," he added.
The reference to 2000 alludes to Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after an 18-year military presence, an event Hezbollah and its supporters continue to portray as a major strategic victory.
