High-ranking Israeli military officials, including IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, conducted situational assessments along the northern border with Lebanon on Thursday, amid ongoing skirmishes with Hezbollah. The Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir, visited towns and farms along the Lebanese border on Wednesday, 31, while the chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, addressed troops in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli officials, including the head of the cabinet and the Israeli Minister of War, Yoav Galant, emphasized that the safety of residents is paramount, and there will be no return for the approximately 80,000 Israelis displaced until it is safe. Galant also stated that a possible ceasefire in Gaza does not imply a cessation of actions against Hezbollah, with the secure return of residents being pursued through diplomacy or military force. The Chief of the General Staff's visit included the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin and the Commanding Officer of the 91st Galilee Division, BG Shay Kalper.
It was Hebrew for the Israeli Minister of War, Yoav Galant: Israel will not stop its strikes on Lebanon, without returning the Israelis to their homes on the northern border safely.
Gallant warns Hezbollah that pause in Gaza fighting won’t apply to northern border https://t.co/QE4bau7RMs via @timesofisrael
Gallant: A possible Gaza ceasefire doesn't mean we lay down arms against Hezbollah. We will secure the safe return of residents of northern Israel to their homes through diplomacy or through military force. https://t.co/LPK81l9j4I
Gallant: As long as we do not reach a situation where the residents of the north can return safely, we will not stop the fire in Lebanon. https://t.co/aNHPMx44W9
Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Herzi Halevy, tours the northern border with Lebanon, and assesses the situation. He says settlement residents will be returned only when the situation is safe. https://t.co/yI7UBL1Jg5
Israeli head of the cabinet during the inspection of the northern border with Lebanon: There will be no return of residents, until the situation becomes safe.
Focus on the north: IDF: *The Chief of the General Staff’s visit to the northern border* Today (Thursday), the Chief of the General Staff held a situational assessment on the Lebanese border, together with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin and the…
NEW from the @IDF: "Today (Thursday), the Chief of the General Staff held a situational assessment on the Lebanese border, together with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin and the Commanding Officer of the 91st Galilee Division, BG Shay Kalper, and… https://t.co/aF6atlGMF6
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi toured the Lebanon border today to hold an assessment on the ongoing skirmishes with Hezbollah. "We will return the residents only when it is safe here," Halevi says in remarks provided by the IDF, referring to some 80,000 Israelis… https://t.co/j8x5rVqwbw
The chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, holds an assessment in the northern Gaza Strip today, telling troops that the army will continue to battle Hamas in the area. "Our ability to operate here, in the heart of Gaza City again, after we left to attack in… https://t.co/KuYpf52XFx
Important updates today from Israel's Ministry of Defense and the Minister. First the Ministry: "The Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir, visited northern Israeli towns and farms along the Lebanese border yesterday (Wednesday, 31…