Israel warns its troops are “prepared and ready for campaign” against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant assured this Tuesday that the troops are “ready and prepared”. Campaign in the North After months of fighting with the terrorist group Hezbollah On the Lebanese border after the war began in the Gaza Strip.

“The time will come when our patience will run out, and we will have to act forcefully to impose peace on the northern border.” Gallant said on his profile on the social network X, during an assessment of the front in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

The minister added that this would be done to “adjust the security situation and protect the citizens of Israel”. A military campaign would be “complicated for Israel, but disastrous for Hezbollah and Lebanon.”

On Monday, Callant told soldiers stationed near the Gaza border that others stationed in the Palestinian territories would be moved to the northern part of the country. He said the units currently in Gaza “will be operational very soon”.

“We are increasing forces in the north and depending on the units we will gradually release the reservists so that they can be ready and prepared for the next tactics,” he added.

Gallant added that Hamas fighters are running out of supplies and ammunition, but that the war will continue for months.

Chief of the General Staff Herzey Halevi recently noted this The probability of a war in the north of the country “in the coming months” is “higher” than ever.

This Tuesday, Israeli warplanes carried out strikes against a “Hezbollah command center and an observation post” in the city of Qiam (South Lebanon), according to a military statement.

A short time ago, a projectile fired from Lebanon hit near the community of Arab Al Aramsheh, located a few hundred meters from the border, where according to the Israeli military “there were no injuries.”

The risk of open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah – an ally of Iran and Hamas – Tensions are rising after 115 days on the border, which is experiencing the highest tension since the 2006 war and has already left more than 230 dead, with the majority from Hezbollah's ranks confirming 176 deaths, some in Syria.

On the Israeli side, 18 people have died, including 12 soldiers and 6 civilians, on the northern border, while 20 Palestinian fighters, one soldier and 23 civilians (including three children and three journalists) have died in Lebanon.

(With information from AFP and EFE)