Former head of the Israeli National Security Council, Eyal Hulata, expected that the death toll in Israel if a war with Hezbollah broke out would reach 15,000.

The Hebrew newspaper "Maariv" said: "While the Israeli army continues its ground maneuvers in the Gaza Strip, the army is also dealing with the northern front, where the Hezbollah organization continues to fire missiles and drones at the northern settlements."

It added: “Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, more than 1,000 Israelis have been killed, and thousands more have been injured. Meanwhile, the former head of the National Security Council, Eyal Hulata, warned that if an all-out war breaks out with Hezbollah, a number of The death toll in Israel will reach 15,000.”

It said that the war between Israel and Hezbollah would be much more deadly than the Second Lebanon War, when 1,200 Lebanese and 165 Israelis were killed during 34 days of fighting.

It is now estimated, according to the newspaper, that Hezbollah is the most powerful armed organization in the Middle East, as it possesses an arsenal of more than 100,000 missiles spread throughout Lebanon.