The Defense Minister visited an exercise by the Nahal Squadron that simulates fighting in Lebanon • "If Hezbollah acts against the State of Israel, it will bear heavy consequences"
The Minister of Defense, Bnei Gantz, today (Tuesday) conducted a tour of the Northern Command together with the Chief of the General Staff, Tomer Bar, the Commander of the Northern Command, Major General Amir Baram, and the Commander of the 91st Division, Brigadier General Shlomi Binder.
Ganz visited an exercise by the Nahal Squadron that simulates fighting in Lebanon, assesses the situation and patrols the "Flower in the Wilderness" tunnel in the 300th Brigade, which was excavated by Hezbollah and neutralized in Operation Northern Shield.
Defense Minister Ganz at the end of a visit to the Northern Command: "Hezbollah is trying to challenge us" // Photo: Defense Minister
"We are aware of Hezbollah's attempts to challenge us in new ways, and we will be able to deal with any of its threats," Ganz said during the visit.
"If Hezbollah challenges the IDF and the State of Israel - it will bear very heavy consequences, and I hope it does not."
On Iran, the defense minister said: "Behind Hezbollah is Iran, which continues both its regional activities and its efforts to reach a military nuclear threshold, which must not be allowed. The State of Israel will continue to work with its partners around the world, and in the United States in particular. nucleus".