{"id":475985,"date":"2026-06-04T14:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/475985\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:07:08","slug":"idf-chief-eyal-zamir-holds-joint-assessment-in-northern-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/475985\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF chief Eyal Zamir holds joint assessment in northern Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-897758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eyal Zamir<\/a> told northern leaders that the military stands &#8220;shoulder to shoulder&#8221; with their communities during a joint assessment of the security situation in northern Israel on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Zamir emphasized that the military&#8217;s goal is to protect northern Israeli communities and increase the damage done to Hezbollah in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-898352\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanon<\/a>, thereby creating a new security reality for the North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a shared goal: protecting the residents of the north and restoring lasting peace and security,&#8221; said Zamir. &#8220;We are working together, shoulder to shoulder, toward that goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-898372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IDF<\/a> Chief added that Israel maintains a &#8220;multi-front state of readiness,&#8221; prepared for threats from across the region while retaining a primary focus on the Israel-Lebanon border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The majority of the IDF\u2019s troops and capabilities are deployed in the northern arena, he said. &#8220;Just this week, IDF troops operated in the Beaufort Ridge area, dismantling significant and critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-898404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hezbollah<\/a> terrorist infrastructure that had been built over many years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Zamir also discussed Operation Roaring Lion, noting that Israeli military action had weakened Iran and its proxies to an &#8220;unprecedented degree,&#8221; adding that the operation &#8220;significantly&#8221; damaged Hezbollah as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">&#8220;We acted swiftly and decisively to eliminate the threat of infiltration raids and anti-tank attacks against the [northern] communities,&#8221; Zamir said. &#8220;This is our policy &#8211; there is no containment. We act with initiative and defensive action against every emerging threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">He concluded by expressing his appreciation for local commanders and IDF soldiers, saying he is &#8220;aware of the difficulties&#8221; they face and the &#8220;price&#8221; they pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">&#8220;This is a time for leadership, determination, and perseverance,&#8221; said Zamir. &#8220;We are engaged in a prolonged operation, we have achieved significant accomplishments, and we hold the upper hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Our mission is your security and your protection &#8211; restoring lasting peace and security,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Together, we are committed to creating a better security reality here for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen.\u00a0Eyal Zamir told northern leaders that the military stands &#8220;shoulder to shoulder&#8221;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2464,86,1031,85,87,46,88,43],"class_list":["post-475985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-eyal-zamir","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-il","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475985","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=475985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}