Israeli Security Minister Yoav Galant confirmed that Tel Aviv will not stop firing on the Lebanese borders “until the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes is guaranteed.”
In turn, Israeli War Council Minister Benny Gantz said that Tel Aviv “is approaching the stage in which it will have to move on a large scale deep into Lebanese territory to remove Hezbollah from the border.”
Tens of thousands of Israelis were displaced from the northern towns adjacent to the Lebanese border to government hotels and guest houses in various areas of Israel, following military confrontations between the occupation army and Hezbollah since October 8, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip in the ongoing Israeli war against it since October 7. .
The war in the north is devastating for Lebanon
Galant told his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, who arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday for an indefinite visit, his second since the outbreak of the war, that “even if Hezbollah stops firing unilaterally, Israel will not stop firing until it guarantees the safe return of the Israeli residents of the north to their homes.” After the security situation on the border changed.”
Galant added to his French counterpart: “The war in the north will be difficult for Israel, but it is truly devastating for Hezbollah and Lebanon,” explaining that his country “prefers a political solution with the party, but it is also preparing for the military option to allow the people of the north to return to their homes and live in peace.”
Prior to meeting Gallant, LeCorno met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stressed the need to remove Hezbollah members from the border, considering this a “national goal.”
For his part, Gantz told the French Defense Minister that Tel Aviv “is approaching the stage in which it will have to move on a large scale deep into Lebanese territory to remove Hezbollah from the border, and in order to remove the threat to our citizens.”
Mutual bombing
On the ground, the occupation army announced on Monday evening that it had bombed a military building in the town of Maroun al-Ras, south of Lebanon, inside which fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah were present.
He pointed out that observation points and military structures belonging to Hezbollah were attacked in the areas of Marwahin, Shihin, Taybeh and Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon, adding that Israeli army forces attacked several other areas in southern Lebanon.
On the other hand, Hezbollah indicated that it targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border.
He also announced the martyrdom of two of his members, bringing the death toll to 166 since October 8.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement in Lebanon, also reported on Monday morning that one of its members had been martyred during a jihadi mission in southern Lebanon as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle, bringing the number of Al-Qassam martyrs in Lebanon to 6 since the beginning of the confrontations on the Lebanese front.
2024-01-22 20:10:45
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