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Sunday, April 5, 2026
Israel won’t leave Lebanon until Hezbollah threat thwarted, IDF chief tells Nahariya mayor
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (left) meets with Nahariya mayor Ronen Marelly, in the northern city, April 5, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir tells the mayor of the northern border city of Nahariya that the military will not leave southern Lebanon until the threat of Hezbollah is removed.
“We hold the area and will not leave it until the direct threat to you is removed. This is at the top of our priority list,” Zamir is quoted as saying by the IDF.
The IDF chief also met today with the civil defense squad of the border community of Shtula.
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