WhatsappDefense Minister Yisrael Katz spoke with IDF soldiers stationed in southern Lebanon. He travelled there with the commander of Division 91, Brigadier General Shai Kalfer.
Katz’s visit came as the IDF was trying to implement the next stage of the ceasefire.
“We have hit Hezbollah with unprecedented strength. We have removed the fangs of the snake, and if Hezbollah does not withdraw beyond the Litani River and attempts to breach the ceasefire agreement, we will crush it from the head,” Katz declared at the end of the visit.
Katz added, “I came here to the IDF outpost, which overlooks the Shi’ite villages of Maroun al-Ras and Yaron, which posed a significant threat to the communities in the Galilee, to ensure from up close that the IDF’s achievements in Lebanon are well-preserved. We will not enable Hezbollah operatives to return to villages in southern Lebanon and re-establish terror infrastructure that threatens Israel’s northern border, and we will ensure the IDF’s ability to continue to fully enforce the reality on the ground.”
According to the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is meant to leave southern Lebanon just before President Trump is sworn in. The Defense Minister’s comments are a hint that the ceasefire may fall apart right before Trump takes over. If that happens, expect Hezbollah to finally be wiped out.
