IDF chief Eyal Zamir: Ground troops ‘advancing and operating’ in southern Lebanon

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says ground troops are advancing in southern Lebanon.

“Even at these moments, our forces are advancing and operating,” he says during a visit to an army post on the Lebanese side of Mount Dov, according to remarks provided by the military.

“There is unprecedented cumulative damage here to Hezbollah, from thousands of terrorists to senior and mid-level commanders,” he says.

Zamir says that the IDF’s “forward defense line” in southern Lebanon, demarcating its security zone, “does not limit us.”

“Wherever we identify a threat and wherever we are required to remove a threat, we will act. Wherever there is an operational need to maneuver, we will maneuver,” he continues.

He says that “every strike against Hezbollah is also a strike against the Iranian axis and the Iranian investment in the region.”

“We are prepared for any development and remain at a high level of readiness against Iran as well,” Zamir adds.