During a field visit to southern Lebanon, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced that military operations will continue despite successfully completing objectives established by the nation’s political leadership, particularly stopping direct attacks on northern Israeli communities.
“The mission assigned by the political leadership to prevent direct fire on the communities – has been achieved,” Zamir stated. “Everything the political leadership defined for us regarding the current campaign in Iran and Lebanon we achieved and even beyond. And with this we created the operational conditions for the processes now being led by the political leadership.”
The military commander emphasized that combat activities remain ongoing. “On the combat front there is no ceasefire – you continue to fight and remove direct and indirect threats from the communities of the north,” he added.
In a related incident on Wednesday, air raid sirens sounded in Zar’it in the Western Galilee region due to hostile aircraft infiltration warnings. Military officials confirmed they are investigating the circumstances.
Israeli forces have intensified their campaign against Hezbollah positions over recent days. Military officials confirmed that over 30 Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, command centers, and infrastructure locations were targeted in southern Lebanon during the past 48 hours. Morning operations saw the Air Force working alongside the 91st Division’s fire brigade to strike approximately 20 Hezbollah infrastructure positions.
The Hezbollah-linked Lebanese Al-Mayadeen television network documented attacks in the southern Lebanese villages of Zibqine and Qabrikha, and reported what they called a “significant explosion” in Bint Jbeil.
Two earlier incidents involved Hezbollah launching multiple explosive drones that exploded near Israeli military personnel in southern Lebanon, though military spokespersons confirmed no injuries occurred. Israeli forces also eliminated a rocket launcher that had been positioned within a civilian structure in southern Lebanon.
