Apparently, the Israeli army (IDF) is increasingly ready to expand its fight against the Lebanese movement Hezbollah in the north of the country.
“Today we approved various plans for the future and we must be ready for an offensive if necessary. The Israel Defense Forces are at a very high level of readiness,” Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said during a visit to the military headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Safed.
The Israeli army has been clashing with Hezbollah units in southern Lebanon since Hamas invaded Israel on October 7.
Hezbollah fired rockets at the Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona yesterday, and Israeli police said several buildings were damaged.
At the beginning of the war in Gaza, the authorities moved tens of thousands of residents of the northern region to the interior of the country for security reasons.
Three people, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed yesterday in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese news agency NNA reported.
The fighting since the beginning of October represents the most serious military conflict since the second Lebanese war in 2006.
Analysts argue that both sides are still following certain unspoken rules, as they have so far avoided further escalation, Klix.ba writes.
