[1/2] An Israeli tank is seen in the aftermath of a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and warned the group not to take action that could lead to Lebanon's "destruction". Speaking after Netanyahu visited troops on the Gaza periphery in a possible precursor to a ground invasion, Hanegbi said more limited clashes across the Lebanese border showed Hezbollah was staying "under the escalation threshold". "That was a mistake," he said, adding that the wrongful assessment was shared across the Israeli intelligence community. "There is no doubt that the State of Israel did not fulfill its mission."

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Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israel, Tzachi Hanegbi, Netanyahu, Hanegbi, Israel forewarning, Israel's Shin Bet, Shin, Ronen, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hezbollah, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Israel's, Lebanese, Lebanon, Palestinian, Egypt