Singing the same tune: Defense minister continues to threaten Hezbollah
At the end of a visit to the IDF Northern Command, Defense Minister Gantz said "There are attempts by Hezbollah to challenge us, including through new tactics. If it acts, it will bear heavy consequences"
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 21/04/2021
Photo: Ariel Hermoni/IMoD
Defense Minister Benny Gantz completed yesterday (Tuesday) a tour of the IDF Northern Command together with the head of the Planning Directorate, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, the head of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, and the commander of the 91st Division, Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder. The defense minister observed an exercise by the reconnaissance company of the Nahal Brigade simulating combat on Lebanese soil, held a situational assessment and visited an underground tunnel dug by Hezbollah and subsequently neutralized by the IDF in Operation Northern Shield.
At the end of his tour, Gantz said "I am finishing a tour of the Northern Command, in the Lebanese sector. The IDF is in a state of readiness across the entire northern border and is certainly optimally prepared on the Lebanese front. We are aware of attempts by Hezbollah to challenge us, including through new tactics, and we are prepared to face any threat. If Hezbollah challenges the IDF and the State of Israel, it will bear very, very heavy consequences and I hope it doesn't do so."
"Iran, with its subversive regional activity, is continuing to support Hezbollah and other terror organizations while also trying to obtain military nuclear capability – which cannot be allowed. The State of Israel will continue working with its partners at large and with the U.S. specifically so as not to allow Iran to cross the nuclear threshold."
At the end of a visit to the IDF Northern Command, Defense Minister Gantz said "There are attempts by Hezbollah to challenge us, including through new tactics. If it acts, it will bear heavy consequences"
Photo: Ariel Hermoni/IMoD
Defense Minister Benny Gantz completed yesterday (Tuesday) a tour of the IDF Northern Command together with the head of the Planning Directorate, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, the head of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, and the commander of the 91st Division, Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder. The defense minister observed an exercise by the reconnaissance company of the Nahal Brigade simulating combat on Lebanese soil, held a situational assessment and visited an underground tunnel dug by Hezbollah and subsequently neutralized by the IDF in Operation Northern Shield.
At the end of his tour, Gantz said "I am finishing a tour of the Northern Command, in the Lebanese sector. The IDF is in a state of readiness across the entire northern border and is certainly optimally prepared on the Lebanese front. We are aware of attempts by Hezbollah to challenge us, including through new tactics, and we are prepared to face any threat. If Hezbollah challenges the IDF and the State of Israel, it will bear very, very heavy consequences and I hope it doesn't do so."
"Iran, with its subversive regional activity, is continuing to support Hezbollah and other terror organizations while also trying to obtain military nuclear capability – which cannot be allowed. The State of Israel will continue working with its partners at large and with the U.S. specifically so as not to allow Iran to cross the nuclear threshold."
