IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says “the likelihood of war in the north is higher than before.”
Speaking to troops in northern Israel, during a drill simulating an offensive in Lebanon, Halevi says the IDF is “increasing readiness for fighting in Lebanon, we have a lot of lessons from the fighting in Gaza, many of them are very relevant to fighting in Lebanon, and there are some that must be adjusted.”
“We want to reach a very clear goal in Lebanon, to return the residents to the north, all the communities in the north,” he says, referring to some 80,000 displaced Israelis due to the Hezbollah terror group’s daily attacks.
“I don’t know when the war in the north [will happen]. I can tell you that the likelihood of it happening in the coming months is much higher than it was in the past,” Halevi says.
“I can tell you that I think we are starting it with many more advantages,” he adds.
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