The IDF did not claim responsibility for any harm to senior Hamas figures, yet we have witnessed Hezbollah's reactions to the State of Israel since October 8 and officially to the assassination of the deputy Hamas State Bureau, Saleh Arouri.
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It is believed that Hezbollah's responses have not yet ended, especially yesterday (Saturday) at the military base in northern Israel. The IDF confirms that there is damage, but there are no casualties. And emphasize that the issue is being investigated. And there are backups in the northern region. The IDF's goal at the moment is to create security conditions that will enable residents of the north to return to their homes safely. "This is a great challenge that we will continue to face while we remain focused on fighting in the Southern Command."
From the beginning of the war, on behalf of and backed by Iran, Hezbollah has taken upon itself a role in Iran's mission without pretext to respond against Israel, its main attempt to divert our attention from the fighting in Gaza. As the fighting in Gaza intensified, so did Hezbollah's response. The more you look at the depth of our achievements in Gaza, the more you look at it at the regional level. Following the severe blow to Hamas, he fired about 40 rockets at an IDF base in the north, hitting the Meron base.
Northern compounds in southern Lebanon, a compound used for surface-to-air missiles, sites, military infrastructure, launchers, and observation posts were attacked by the IDF. Just yesterday, seven Hezbollah operatives were eliminated. All of the IDF's activities take place as they fly over Lebanese skies, and look at all the infrastructure that can be taken in southern Lebanon – observation posts, military sites.
Hezbollah causes great suffering, and the one who pays the price for Hezbollah's decision is the Lebanese state, the suffering is needless, and in the name of a murderous Sunni organization - Hamas and ISIS - the suffering they pay is for an organization whose ideology they fought. They are operating in the northern arena in other arenas in order to prevent Hezbollah from arming itself. The reality in the north is shaping up, there are visits by envoys, the secretary of state has to come. A combined political and military effort.
The IDF conducts itself thoughtfully, preparedly, and prepared, based on the principle that tomorrow is war. And we're standing with armed planes, looking at plans, intelligence systems. The Northern Command is leading a plan to refresh preparedness, to refresh the operational plan, and to assimilate many lessons from the activity in the south in Gaza, with all the implications in the north, in the air and on land. Today, too, targets were attacked in Lebanon, 4-5 targets. At least one squad was before the attack by the IDF, in a threatening procedure for our territory.
Regarding the presentation by IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari yesterday, a military source said: "The purpose was to explain to the public where we are three months into the war. Explain why they focus on the south, that there are more terrorists in the northern region, but Hamas's framework has been dismantled, and there is also a challenge with launching squads, rockets and launching squads. The numbers are shrinking. One of the significant things that reduces the numbers is the story of the production sites that we are destroying. We exposed in a successful raid by the 36th Division on a production site in the Tancher area. A site of magnitude above land, underground. For the manufacture of rockets, workshops, launch areas under the Tancher. Part of the destruction of the production systems and the invention of long-range and intermediate-range rockets is significant for reducing capabilities. Still, Hamas will fire. It could be in the north or the south, part of the war effort to continue shredding rocket capability. It won't reach zero. Production sites play a significant role here."
The IDF says it has completed the main part of the second phase of the fighting in the Gaza Strip, "There will be no bells here, the story is to keep fighting. The 36th Division in the central camps is making a significant effect, yesterday 60-something terrorists were killed, 8 surrendered. Yesterday's killing of commanders has the effect of military pressure. In Khan Yunis, the chief of staff visited with the Shin Bet and everyone else relevant. The abductees as a major effort. The depth of the quality of the achievement – we continue to manage it and we will know how to explain it."
"Khan Yunis has a nice adaptation for integration with special units. You learn about how to operate and operate underground. At the Central Command, the Chief of Staff held an assessment today with the new division commander. Data of 2500 arrests and 40 brigade operations in 3 months were presented, in an extraordinary operation by reservists who occupy a sector in the division command, succeed in thwarting terrorism and maintaining the arena at the level of terrorism in which it is despite the attacks in the past <> hours."
The IDF also notes that there are still 150,200-700,400 people who have not disembarked from the northern Gaza Strip. Shifa Hospital is back in operation a bit, there are places where there are some markets. The aid comes from the south – some areas in the north receive less. The decision regarding the move north is a decision of the political echelon. According to international law, the call on Palestinians to evacuate south – voluntarily out of understanding in order to reduce the risk to their lives. There are also battalions in Rafah, and today there are about <>,<> people, more than the <> there usually are. There is a political effort that needs to be made in the Egyptian region before the military effort. We will manage this with the political echelon.
Regarding the release of the reserve battalions, the IDF says that this is a process that will be in stages. "It is possible that we will return to the stage again, we will have to make an increasing effort and recruit them again. There are reservists who have businesses. Looking at the merits of the matter. We will do the correct ranking in each headquarters, versus a specific headquarters, they will make a customization."
Regarding the investigations, the statement said: "There was an acceleration here, we didn't intend for it to turn out this way. It will start with internal investigations. As in every war in the past, former generals will arrive and conduct an additional external examination of the internal investigation. To have two layers internal and external. It's not in place of a commission of inquiry or an external investigation, it doesn't replace anything."
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