Defense Minister Gallant: Israel has ‘more surprises in store’ for Hezbollah

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has “more surprises in store” for Hezbollah, as ground operations continue in southern Lebanon.

“Hezbollah is receiving very severe blows, one after the other. We eliminated [Hezbollah chief Hassan] Nasrallah and we have more surprises in store, some of which have already been carried out and some of which will be carried out,” he says during a visit to the 36th Division’s headquarters in northern Israel. The division’s troops are operating in southern Lebanon.

“[Hezbollah’s] missile and rocket division suffered a very heavy blow. A significant part was destroyed as a result of a high-quality and precise operation. Command and control headquarters, communications, the entire leadership of [the elite Radwan Force], and in fact the entire second and third tiers of command below Nasrallah were eliminated,” he continues.

Gallant adds that the IDF is “carrying out an operation today in several villages, and this process will continue wherever necessary to destroy all the infrastructure from which Hezbollah planned to carry out attacks.”