IDF chief says goal in south Lebanon ‘clear and unchanged — defending the north’

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the military’s objective in southern Lebanon remains “clear and unchanged — defending the northern communities and the citizens of Israel.”

“We are directing all of our efforts to that end. The activity in the Ali Taher and Beaufort areas is also intended to serve this purpose,” he says during a visit to southern Lebanon today, in remarks published by the army.

Zamir says that Hezbollah is in a “very difficult situation” after several midlevel commanders in the terror group were killed in the past two days.

“The ceasefire that has been declared is fragile, and we must remain at a high level of readiness for the renewal of combat operations, the thwarting of threats, and a rapid transition to offensive action if required. All IDF resources are allocated to this,” he adds.