The Palestinian "Ma'an" agency reported that "Halevi assigned General Chico Tamir, the preparer of plans for the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, to plan a new ground operation in Lebanon, while drawing lessons from the Gaza war." It is noteworthy that the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, had Last Tuesday, he accused the Lebanese Hezbollah of “dragging the region into a dangerous escalation.” Gallant said, during his meeting with Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden’s envoy to the Middle East, that “Hezbollah’s aggression brings us closer to the decisive point regarding our military action.” In Lebanon,” according to the Israeli “Ynet” website. Gallant stressed that this could “drag the region into a dangerous escalation,” stressing at the same time the need to adhere to the political effort. The Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, warned on Monday In the past, Israel stated that “if it commits any foolishness against Lebanon, its defeat will be an advanced version of the July defeat, and it will be a resounding victory for Israel and a resounding victory for the resistance.” Qassem’s statements came during his speech at the “Al-Bunyan Al-Marsoos” conference (Waad Al-Haqq 6), Which was held last Monday in Beirut, where he expressed his confidence that “all the challenges faced by the resistance in Gaza and the region are the natural prelude to the decisive victory,” adding that “the Al-Aqsa flood is a legitimate right for the Palestinians and its legitimacy is indisputable, and it is a flame of life that fuels the resistance.” Lebanon's southern border has witnessed an exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, on the 7th of last October. The pace of Israeli bombing on Lebanese border villages and towns escalated, targeting many homes, resulting in To the killing of civilians, including children, and in return, Hezbollah expanded its operations on Israeli sites and settlements. The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, confirmed that “Israel’s goal in targeting civilians is to pressure the resistance to stop supporting Gaza.”
The Israeli Army Chief of Staff orders the preparation of plans for a ground operation in Lebanon
2024-03-08T06:07:56.772Z
Highlights: Lebanese President Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are a threat to the stability of the region. He also said that the Israeli government's response to the crisis in the region will be a response to its own actions. The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in the south of the country, according to a report in the New York Times. The report said that this could be the first of a series of ground operations in the South of the Levant.
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy ordered the preparation of plans for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, Israeli Channel 13 reported on Friday.
Source: sputnik