Both the IDF and the Mossad funded different aspects of the operation, understanding that the goal was to decisively defeat Hezbollah at the right moment, whenever that might be.
Katz stated that there would be "no Hamas governance in Gaza," adding that this will be an entirely different reality.
Leaving Hezbollah in place to regroup and rebuild, and abandoning the territory in southern Lebanon adjacent to Israel’s northern border, are merely setting the stage for the fourth Lebanon war.
“We won because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah,” Qassem said.
Hezbollah says it is defending Lebanon from Israeli aggression and has vowed to keep fighting, saying it will not lay down its arms or allow Israel to achieve political gains on the back of the war.
Hezbollah has a new goal: trying to use more long-range missiles to target Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas.
Sagron fell alongside multiple other IDF soldiers in combat in Lebanon.
The IDF’s 162nd Division continued its operations in the Jabalya area, where soldiers engaged and neutralized several terrorists and dismantled key structures that were used for weapons storage.
The Hezbollah official has repeatedly claimed the Lebanese people, including those caught up in the war, support Hezbollah.
The researchers noted that the current study referred to the general population in Israel, but there are also specific groups at increased risk during national crises or wars.
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