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Friday, September 20, 2024
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Friday, September 20, 2024
IDF chief vows military will reach anyone who threatens Israeli civilians
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi is seen during a meeting with top officers at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, during an airstrike on top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil in Lebanon, September 20, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi following the assassination of top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil in Lebanon vows that the military will reach anyone who threatens Israeli civilians.
“The Hezbollah commanders we eliminated today had been planning an ‘October 7’ on the northern border for years. We reached them and we will reach anyone who threatens the security of the citizens of the State of Israel,” Halevi says in remarks provided by the IDF.
