Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah will deliver a speech at 15 p.m., for the first time since the war began on October 00. There is high vigilance in Israel and Lebanon, which wonder if Hezbollah intends to intervene in Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. In Lebanon, pressure is mounting on Nasrallah not to "make a mistake" and warns of a disaster that will come if he decides to enter the campaign and drag the Lebanese people into a war with Israel, a war they are not interested in.
Gantz in response to a question from Israel Hayom: "Nasrallah understands what will happen to Lebanon if he does things he should not do" // Yehuda Schlesinger
The high tension between the IDF and Hezbollah was already felt yesterday, when sirens went off along the line of contact with Lebanon after dozens of rockets were fired at Israel by the organization. Against the background of the high level of vigilance along the border, the IDF issued a lengthy statement yesterday dealing with the readiness of the forces on the northern border, in which it detailed defense efforts, training for a northern confrontation, and significant offensive activity in the border area. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevy warned yesterday: "The IDF operates less than half of the air force's force in the Gaza Strip. Most of the force is prepared and ready, with bombs on the wings and people ready to jump at any moment to the planes, to go out and attack in other arenas as well - as soon as necessary."
The prevailing opinion in the defense establishment is that if Nasrallah wanted war with Israel, he would have already entered it. It is believed that Nasrallah fears that the scenes from Gaza will be restored in Beirut, and is also deterred by the American forces that have arrived in the area.
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