Fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon is IDF’s ‘primary combat zone,’ Zamir says

By Emanuel Fabian

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10 April 2026, 9:40 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers on the outskirts of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, April 9, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon is the military’s “primary combat zone.”

“The IDF is in a state of war, we are not in a ceasefire. We continue to fight here in this sector, this is our primary combat zone,” he said during a visit to the outskirts of Bint Jbeil yesterday, where the IDF has been battling Hezbollah.

“In Iran, we are in a ceasefire, and we can return to fighting there at any moment, and in a very powerful way,” Zamir added, in a video released this morning by the army.