Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi announced today that the operations of the offensive of the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza Strip "will continue strong" and that Israel is "also preparing for an offensive in the north", reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
The top Israeli military chief made the statement during a tour to assess the situation along Israel's northern border with Lebanon, without elaborating.
Reuters recalls that with the beginning of the conflict between Israel and the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" on October 7, the exchange of fire between Israeli forces and the Lebanese Shia group "Hezbollah" across the border between the two countries.
"Hezbollah", as Yemen's Houthi rebels subsequently did with their attacks on Israeli-linked merchant ships in the Red Sea, declares solidarity with "Hamas".