IDF said to issue emergency reserve call-ups amid push to expand Lebanon operations

The IDF has begun issuing emergency call-up orders to reservists as part of efforts to expand military operations in Lebanon amid escalating Hezbollah drone attacks, according to Hebrew media reports.

Kan News reports that recently discharged soldiers were ordered to immediately report for reserve duty, with the move reportedly coming after criticism voiced by senior military officials that the army is restricted in expanding operations due to ongoing US-mediated negotiations over a lasting ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.

Channel 13 reports that discussions have intensified in recent days over broadening the campaign in Lebanon, despite reported hesitation from Washington.

According to the report, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told ministers in a recent security discussion that “buildings in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district should be brought down” in response to Hezbollah’s drone threat. Dahiyeh, a neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, is known to be a Hezbollah stronghold.

Last night, a senior US official told The Times of Israel that the US could greenlight a larger Israeli operation against the terror group in light of the recent surge in drone attacks on troops and northern border communities.