The Israeli army announced that this morning, Wednesday, it conducted exercises on the northern border with Lebanon, which included artillery fire in the direction of Mount Ross on the Shebaa farms.
An Israeli army spokesman said: “The exercise was planned ahead of time as part of the annual training plan.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made their first inspection visit to the headquarters of the Northern Front, where they conducted a security assessment at the headquarters of the Israeli Army’s Northern Command.
They were briefed on intelligence, operational activities and problems in the northern sector. They discussed threats along the borders with Lebanon and Syria and the ability of the Israeli army and security forces to deal with them.
“The main enemy we face is the terrorist regime in Iran and its proxies in Syria and Lebanon,” Netanyahu said, stressing that “we are determined to fight Iran’s attempts to build a nuclear arsenal.”
He stressed: “We are determined to fight any attempt by Iran to gain a foothold in Syria on our northern borders, and we are determined to fight any attempt by Hezbollah to attack us from Lebanon, and anyone who needs a reminder of our red lines in this regard.” will get it.”
For his part, Gallant said: “I have traveled with the Prime Minister to the Northern Command to closely monitor the readiness of the Israeli army and security services to deal with evolving security challenges. cut the channels through which Iranian weapons enter Lebanon and Hezbollah.
“Calm in the north is an important goal. Therefore, in addition to maintaining calm, we will take strong action against any attempt to attack Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers,” he stressed.
Source: RT
