IDF chief says new battle plans approved for Iran, Lebanon

During a visit to southern Lebanon today, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says he approved new battle plans for both Lebanon and Iran.

He also says that over 1,700 Hezbollah operatives have been killed in Lebanon since hostilities escalated last month.

“Yesterday, I approved plans for the future, together with the General Staff Forum. We continue to conduct ongoing situation assessments and approve plans both in Lebanon and in Iran,” he is quoted by the IDF as saying during a visit to the 162nd Division in the Beit Lif area.

“In the joint operation with the US military, we struck the Iranian terror regime severely, stripped them of their defensive capabilities, and weakened them. Now we must not allow them [to attain] achievements in the nuclear issue, in [the Strait of] Hormuz, and in the other issues on the agenda,” Zamir says.

He says that the IDF is at “a very high level of readiness.”

“Air Force aircraft are armed and ready, and the targets are loaded on the systems. We know how to launch them for a powerful strike immediately,” Zamir continues.

“Hezbollah has more than 1,700 killed since the start of the campaign. This is a severe blow to the terror organization,” he says.

Zamir adds that he has instructed “that all the area in southern Lebanon up to the Litani [River] line will become a killing zone for Hezbollah terrorists.”