The Israeli General Staff, following an emergency meeting, approved offensive and defensive plans in a northern direction, the IDF press service reported.
It should be noted that today the Chief of the IDF General Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi assessed the situation at the Northern Command and approved offensive and defensive plans in a northern direction. Remember that in the “northern direction” is Lebanon.
“We are committed to creating a safe environment that will return residents to their homes and communities with a high level of security, and we are truly prepared to do everything possible (to achieve this). EADaily),” Halevi said.
According to him, the Israeli army has many capabilities that have not yet been activated.
“We have seen some things here, it seems to me that they are well prepared and we are preparing these plans in advance… Every time we work on a certain stage, the next two stages are already ready, at any stage the price for Hezbollah should be high,” – said the Chief of Staff.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Cabinet authorized the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the Ministry of Defense Joab Galant take defensive and offensive measures to achieve war objectives and gave them the authority to declare war if necessary, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.
as it was transmitted EADailyThe UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Israel liberate the occupied Palestinian territories. In response, Israel rejected all demands and announced the beginning of a “new phase of war in the north.”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said:
“The center of gravity is moving north (Lebanon is located north of Israel. – EADaily). This means that we are transferring forces, resources and energy to the north. But we have not forgotten the hostages or our tasks in the south. We are entering a new phase of the war. This will require courage, determination and perseverance on our part.”