IDF Chief At Lebanon Border: “We Are Ready For All-Out War With Hezbollah”

By FrumNews.com 

On Wednesday, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, visited an aerial defense system on the northern border.

As part of his visit, he had a tour and conversations with soldiers of the Aerial Defense Array, along with the Commanding Officer of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, the Commanding Officer of the Aerial Defense Array, Brig. Gen. Gilad Biran and commanders of the ‘Iron Dome’ battalions.

This comes as Hezbollah terrorists recently escalated their attacks on northern Eretz Yisroel, sending thousands of rockets and drones at the Yishuvim in the north. This led to IDF forces returning fire and sending the Air Force to wipe out Hezbollah positions and terrorist infrastructure near the border.

The IDF said recently that operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved and validated, and decisions were taken on the continuation of increasing the readiness of troops in the field.

The full remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi: 

“We are in a state of war for over eight months, and you have defended for over eight months, providing a complex defense. 

“This defense gives a great deal of security to civilians and the IDF, but we are not satisfied with that, we have many more soldiers in the IDF who are engaged in an offensive against Hezbollah. 

“Today we targeted several Hezbollah terrorists, and yesterday Hezbollah released a video showcasing a capability that we knew about, and we are preparing and creating solutions to deal with such capabilities and others that in due course you will see them implemented when needed. 

“We, of course, have infinitely greater capabilities, of which I think the enemy is only familiar with a few of them and will confront them at the right time. And look, our test is to see that today we defend, tomorrow we win, the day after tomorrow we return the residents to a much safer reality, and with them, we also build and restore and make this beautiful area stronger than it was before the war. Much appreciation to you, keep up the excellent work.”