Gallant: Success in new stage of war against Hezbollah will also depend on home front

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends an assessment on the readiness of the home front amid widening fighting against the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.

“In this new stage that we have entered in the war, our success also depends on the proper conduct of the home front. There are days ahead of us when the public will have to show composure,” he says.

“The resilience of the home front is the key that allows the IDF to fight, to gain achievements and to harm the enemy, and this has been going on for about a year and has been done in a very impressive way,” he says.

“We are deepening our attacks in Lebanon, the sequence of operations continues, and will continue until we achieve our goal of returning the residents of the north safely to their homes,” he says.

“Ahead of us are days when the public will have to show composure, discipline and full obedience to the directives of the Home Front Command,” he says. “The difference between success and failure will depend on citizens entering protected rooms and other areas in accordance with the instructions we gave them. This saves lives.”