IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin on Thursday said the IDF continues to intensify operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon while working to protect northern communities and address the growing drone threat.<\/p>\n
Speaking from Northern Israel, Defrin said the IDF\u2019s objective remains \u201cto defend the communities of the north, to push the terrorist threat away, and to severely weaken Hezbollah.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are continuously striking with determination. Our soldiers are operating along the Forward Defense Line and eliminating dozens of Hezbollah terrorists every week,” he stated.<\/p>\n
According to Defrin, since the beginning of the ceasefire, the IDF has eliminated \u201cmore than 800 terrorists in Lebanon,” in addition to \u201cmore than 2,500 terrorists” eliminated since the start of Operation Roaring Lion.<\/p>\n
\u201cHezbollah is battered and wounded and is fighting a war of survival for its continued existence. That is the reality on the ground. Hezbollah is desperate,” he said.<\/p>\n
Defrin noted that the IDF Chief of Staff instructed the military \u201cto intensify the strikes and deepen the blows against Hezbollah,” while soldiers continue dismantling Hezbollah terror infrastructure in \u201ca consistent and systematic operation.”<\/p>\n
Addressing the drone threat, Defrin said the IDF is \u201cconstantly formulating responses.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best minds in the IDF and outside the IDF are engaged in this effort and working tirelessly,” he stated.<\/p>\n
He said the military is focusing on \u201cthree main efforts – detection, intended to provide early warning to our soldiers; improving interception capabilities, and protecting soldiers on the ground.”<\/p>\n
Defrin also referred to the death of Staff Sergeant Rotem Yanai, describing her as \u201ca soldier welfare NCO in the Givati Brigade.”<\/p>\n
\u201cRotem worked on behalf of the soldiers out of deep love for our country and belief in the justice of her service,” he said, adding, \u201cI share in the family\u2019s grief. We stand together with them in this difficult time.”<\/p>\n
The IDF Spokesperson stressed that Israeli forces continue operating against Hezbollah across Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak, IDF soldiers – conscripts, career personnel, and reservists – are targeting Hezbollah across all its operating systems,” he stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past 24 hours alone, we struck in Tyre, Beirut, and southern Lebanon in significant support of operating ground forces,” Defrin added.<\/p>\n
He also addressed residents of northern Israel directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents of the north, the IDF is with you, and operating for you, at all times, both on the front lines and on the home front,” he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no force in the world that compares to your spirit – you are demonstrating resilience, responsibility, and strength.”<\/p>\n
Defrin added, \u201cWe are not stopping for a moment – our soldiers continue to degrade Hezbollah through surprising and bold operations.”<\/p>\n
He concluded by saying the IDF \u201cwill continue operating with force and determination to protect” Israeli civilians and soldiers and remains \u201cprepared to return to intense combat against the Iranian terror regime if required.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin on Thursday said the IDF continues to intensify operations against Hezbollah in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[127486,42,86,88,43,165772,57543,157487,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-465302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-effie-defrin","tag-headlines","tag-hezbollah","tag-lebanon","tag-news","tag-northern-command","tag-northern-israel","tag-roaring-lion","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}