Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated today (Monday) in a conference of the IDF's senior command staff.
During the conference, Netanyahu addressed the officers and answered their questions, presenting a strategic overview of the war situation in all sectors.
In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister praised the IDF commanders and fighters for their activity and heroism throughout the war, in the air, at sea, and on land.
Netanyahu explained to the commanders the change in the balance of power vis-à-vis Hezbollah: "In Lebanon, there have been tremendous achievements - the elimination of the rocket array that threatened the entire country, the creation of a security zone that prevents the possibility of an invasion into the north of the country, and now also prevents the firing of direct anti-tank missiles, but also allows us to change the situation in Lebanon.".
He clarified that the IDF does not limit itself to the border line: "We attack like now - both in the security zone, also north of the security zone, also north of the Litani. Our freedom of action to thwart threats - immediate threats and emerging threats, this is the agreement we made with the US and also with the Lebanese government.".
Alongside the praise, Netanyahu presented a sober picture of the situation: "I don't delude myself that this will come easily, I don't think so either, I say this honestly - the work is not done. There are still two major threats from Lebanon, from Hezbollah: the threat of the 122 rockets, the threat of the drones and UAVs. This requires a combination of operational activity and technological activity. The Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff know this well - we are making a very large technological effort to solve these problems.".
The Prime Minister revealed data on the erosion of the terrorist organization's capabilities: "And if we solve them through a combination of operations and technology, we are essentially on the way to disarming Hezbollah - because this is the main weapon they have. This is what it has left, it has about 10% of the missiles it had at the beginning of the war. But these are still troubling the residents of the north, and I greatly appreciate their resilience, their steadfastness.".
Netanyahu directly addressed the command staff with an operational demand: "But we have two tasks left, and what I expect from you is to solve these two problems, because I think we can solve the political side, if we solve that.".
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