The IDF spokesman, Brigadier General Daniel Hagari, made a statement to the media today (Saturday) in which he presented the IDF's assessments in the northern arena in the shadow of the growing military conflict along the borders with Lebanon and Syria. trying to divert our attention from the fighting in Gaza, he is doing it on behalf of Iran. For the past four months, we have been waging intense fighting on the northern front whose goal is to shape the northern arena so that the residents of the north can return to their homes in peace. Hezbollah started fighting against Israel, and joined the fighting when it is directed against the residents The North fires anti-tank missiles and shoots at settlers."
Despite this, according to him, "Hezbollah has made southern Lebanon its central stronghold. It has built a number of terrorist arrays in the area over the years - military posts through military bases to warehouses of weapons, while deploying rockets in the area that threaten the rear of the State of Israel."
Protests in support of Hamas at the Lebanese border after the events of October 7, photo: AFP
In his statement, Brigadier General Hagari presented the three efforts in which the IDF is working: "In the defense effort, we created a new defense at the border, in the attack effort - the fighters are damaging Hezbollah's deployment, and the last effort is the war readiness effort in the north."
According to him, "instead of the usual one division, we deployed three divisions along the border, including tens of thousands of soldiers and IDF forces in regular and reserve positions - on land, in the air and at sea.
We suppress attacks by Hezbollah units on the border line, who are trying to penetrate Israel, launch anti-tank missiles at outposts and settlements and launch rockets to the rear."
Regarding the aspects of the attack, the IDF spokesman says: "Since the beginning of the war, we have attacked more than 3,400 Hezbollah targets all over southern Lebanon.
Like Hamas, Hezbollah has also placed its terrorist infrastructure in the heart of the civilian population, in villages and settlements - to make it difficult for us to hit them.
That is why our attacks are carried out through precise intelligence targeting, to damage Hezbollah's capabilities and not the population.
Documentation of the mechanization and activity of the forces on the northern border // IDF spokesman
The IDF's offensive effort against Hezbollah
The IDF spokesman divides the attack against Hezbollah targets into three main arrays: the terrorist organization's forces along the border, the weapons depots and the military headquarters. In his statement, he presented the observation and attack positions that Hezbollah has established, which will be used by it on the day of command against the State of Israel. According to him, since it began During the war, about 120 positions along the border were attacked.
The second structure that the IDF is attacking is Hezbollah's munitions warehouses - where missiles of all ranges, unmanned aerial vehicles, weapons and cargo are stored. Since the beginning of the war, about forty warehouses for the production of munitions that Hezbollah hid along the border have been attacked.
Documentation of IDF attacks in Lebanese territory // IDF spokesperson
In the video you can see a Hezbollah weapons cache that was hidden in a civilian house, the secondary explosions caused by the attack are from missiles that were hit and explode powerfully, according to Brigadier General Hagari, the IDF has attacked many targets similar to the one in Lebanon.
The third formation on which the IDF forces are focused is Hezbollah's military headquarters, which are the heart of the organization's military activity, from where it manages the organization's activities in routine and emergency situations. So far, the IDF has attacked more than 40 headquarters staffed by activists.
In its actions, the IDF also succeeds in damaging other significant and central Hezbollah formations. For example, the organization's air unit, which is responsible for launching unmanned aircraft towards the territory of the State of Israel. South Lebanon in Hezbollah's air unit.
Attacking terrorists working to launch an unmanned aircraft // IDF spokesman
The video shows terrorists unloading unmanned aerial vehicles from a vehicle, installing them in a civilian building in the heart of a Lebanese village, and preparing them for launch.
Air Force aircraft attacked the terrorists and thwarted the launch.
The IDF spokesman added: "Hezbollah endangers the residents of southern Lebanon and we will continue to act to thwart Hezbollah's terrorism there as well.
The Air Force is attacking many of Hezbollah's capabilities, and is gathering intelligence together with the Intelligence Division in order to continue to damage the air defense systems and other strategic systems that Hezbollah has built against us for years." Hezbollah hid, which was intended to harm the Air Force's activities.
There are other, more sensitive targets that the IDF has set as a target, about which the speaker refrained from flirting with information security people.
Preventing the transfer route of weapons from Iran to the Middle East
"At the same time as the attacks in Lebanon itself, we are working to stop Hezbollah's supply chain of ammunition and missiles. Most of the time, these are weapons and means of warfare that are smuggled by land and air from Iranian territory to Syrian territory. Iran directs and assists the terrorist organizations, it sends weapons to all couriers in the Middle East," said a spokesman The IDF. All this, while at the same time the route of smuggling weapons in the northern sector from Iran to Syria and Lebanon was presented.
Infographic of the route of smuggling weapons to Lebanon through Iran and Syria // IDF spokesman
He explains that the weapons that are smuggled in are used not only against the State of Israel, but also against the entire Middle East.
Also, the IDF spokesman was careful to emphasize: "The Iranian couriers, as we witness time and time again, are a threat to the entire Western world." Regarding the means of warfare, he said: "From there, they are supposed to be secretly smuggled into Lebanon, contrary to the decision of the Security Council of The UN prohibits the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah - which is exactly what Iran and Syria are doing. Sometimes there are also attempts by Hamas branches in Syria to smuggle weapons into Lebanese territory."
In his words, the IDF spokesman explains the pattern of action in terms of thwarting the weapons smuggling chains in the north: "We locate these shipments and destroy them, using a variety of methods that I will not elaborate on.
They are destroyed before they reach Hezbollah.
We attack Hezbollah infrastructure in Syria as well.
Since the beginning of the war, we have attacked from the ground and the air more than fifty such targets that were deployed in Syria."
Iran is pulling strings and arming the Middle East.
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, photo: AFP.
In response to the attempts to plan and carry out terrorism even in the more distant circles of the State of Israel, the IDF spokesman issued a clear message: "We will continue to act wherever Hezbollah is present, we continue to act wherever it is necessary in the Middle East.
What is true for Lebanon is true for Syria, and is true for other more distant places.
The role of the IDF and the security forces is to protect the security interests of the State of Israel wherever necessary."
Exposed: "The Golan Bag"
The IDF spokesman revealed in his statement that about a month ago the IDF eliminated the "Golan Bag" operatives' unit - Hezbollah's branch in Syria.
Thanks to precise intelligence guidance on the squad's vehicle, an Air Force aircraft arrived in the area, and precisely attacked the squad in Syria.
After each such attack, the IDF invests a lot of effort in preserving the achievement and preventing similar terrorist entrenchments.
Attack on the "Golan Bag" operatives' squad - Hezbollah's branch in Syria // IDF Spokesman
Increase preparedness for war
In his reference to the fighting in the northern arena, at the same time as the deep maneuver in the Gaza Strip, Brigadier General Hagari said: "We do not choose war as our first priority, but we are definitely prepared and will prepare if required.
We have learned a lot, and we are learning, from the ground combat in the Gaza Strip, the IDF is a better army because of it, and we have implemented the lessons in our attack plans in the north. For four months, the Northern Command in cooperation with the Air Force, the Intelligence Division, the Navy and others, have been preparing and training in a series of exercises For the IDF forces, regularly and in the reserves.
To ensure that given an order - we will be ready to attack immediately."
All the efforts described by the speaker have resulted in the fact that the security reality in the north is already taking shape these days, and will continue to take shape in the future.
According to him: "We will not return to the security reality as it was on the sixth of October when Hezbollah threatens the residents of the north and deceives the world. Hezbollah was wrong when it decided to side with Hamas, alongside child kidnappers and rapists, and attack Israel without any justifiable reason."
The activity of IDF fighters on the northern border, photo: Eyal Margolin
Regarding the current operational priorities, he said: "We made a decision to focus on Gaza, this decision is still valid. There are one hundred and thirty-six of our abductees and abductees. And it is a supreme task to return them home. We know that the current situation is complex in the south and in the north and cities for the tens of thousands of residents who were forced to leave their homes We are in regular contact with the heads of the local councils, and update them on developments."
The IDF spokesman concluded his words with a message to the residents of the north: "I want to address you residents of the north, despite the challenge and the heavy price you have been paying in recent months, you have shown extraordinary patience, long-suffering and fortitude.
Your resilience is a source of inspiration for us.
We have the duty to ensure security at the northern border so that you can return to your homes.
It is a complex challenge and there is still a way to go until the security situation allows your return.
This is our responsibility.
We are determined to meet this mission and realize it by any means at our disposal."
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