Brigadier General (res.) Izencott said that the Shiite terrorist organization, in collaboration with the Quds Force, had previously trained a force of 6,000 fighters intended to invade Israel from dozens of tunnels

Scenario of terror: Former chief of staff, Maj. Gen. (res.) Gadi Iznakot, on Thursday, described the plans Hezbollah invaded to invade the Galilee by force of thousands of fighters, with a view to conquering localities and holding parts of Israeli territory. Exposing the tunnels in Operation Northern Shield greatly thwarted the plan.

Izencott spoke at a National Security Research Institute conference, claiming that "Hezbollah, together with the Iranian Quds Force, built a raid capability of 6,000 fighters that were intended to enter through ten underground routes, to surprise the State of Israel." Izencott added that "the organization has been building unprecedented raid capacity over the past decade."

Destruction of Hezbollah's flagship tunnel found in Operation "Northern Shield"

"This is not a raid as we saw in a robust cliff campaign involving 13 incoming and outgoing terrorists, but a completely different plan that was partially thwarted," Eisenkott explained, adding: "Hezbollah's raid system was built for more than a decade. About the state. "

Former chief of staff during his speech // Photo: National Security Studies Institute

Isnakot expanded his remarks, saying that "in the face of the State of Israel there are four threat circles that will not change in the near future. The first circle is a sub-conventional circle, the same semi-political organizations, such as Hezbollah, such as Hamas, GOP, ISIS and others. The second threat is the threat The conventional, a threat of armies, which exists to some extent in the Syrian army, is still disassembled and will take me three to five years to assess in order for the army to be organized. The third threat is the unconventional threat. The Iranian threat is the IDF's priority. But the fourth threat is a threat that will increase, this is the cyber dimension, the cyber dimension.

The former chief of staff went on to describe the array Hezbollah is building, saying: "The pattern we have been dealing with in recent years is a pattern that Hezbollah has built, Hamas that included it, and there is a combination and sharing of knowledge. This is the same threat that identifies the Israeli home front as a target, as an action. An organization that builds missile capability - short, medium and long. With a very strong defense. Builds ability in the last decade, raid ability.

Hezbollah's secretary general and senior officials have threatened more than once that a future confrontation with Israel will join Hezbollah forces in the territory of the Jewish state.