Meet City Leaders In Lebanese Border Area, IDF Chief Of Staff: We Are Ready To Face Any Scenario

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi when meeting city leaders in the northern region. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - Israeli Chief of Staff Defense Forces (IDF) Lt. Gen. Herze Halevi said his party was ready to face any scenario in the border area with Lebanon when they met city leaders in North Israel.

Tensions have risen on the Israeli border with Lebanon, since the Hamas-Israeli conflict broke out in Gaza, by attacking each other several times even though there were no frontal clashes as a whole.

"We made a difficult decision to evacuate the population in the north, and I really appreciate how you show your toughness and patience, and allow us to fight back," Lieutenant General Halevi said.

Lt. Gen. Halevi said the return of evacuated residents would be coordinated with local authorities "with understanding, we will not be able to return to the situation that occurred here before the war."

"Over the past eight weeks, IDF fighters and their commanders have struggled with determination and defended our homes. We will continue to fight and be ready to face developments in other fields, including in the northern region," he stressed.

Since the Hamas-Israel ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the situation in the northern region has been relatively calmer, after previous clashes on the border between the Israeli military and the Hezbollah group.

In the middle of this month, the Israeli military confirmed its warning to the militant group Hezbollah and expressed the high readiness of its members, as tensions on the Lebanese border escalated and cross-border attacks hurt civilians.

Israel's chief military spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Badhi described Hezbollah as "a Hamas defender, warning Lebanese citizens who would suffer the consequences of the group's actions.

"IDF (military) is focused on Gaza, but we are at a very high level of readiness in the northern region," Laksda kazi said.

"Lebanese will suffer the consequences of this carelessness and Hezbollah's decision to become a defender of Hamas," he continued.

"IDF has an operational plan to change the security situation in the northern region. The security situation will not continue, where residents of the northern region do not feel safe to return to their homes," he said.