Overview
- During a March 16 visit to Northern Command, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held an operational assessment with Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo and approved continued activity.
- The IDF says it has eliminated more than 400 Hezbollah fighters so far, including senior figures.
- Targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon began about two weeks earlier to push threats away from the border and improve security for northern residents.
- Northern Command is being reinforced with additional forces, with priorities on removing threats and strengthening community defenses.
- Military leaders assert that weakening Iran and the IRGC is constraining Hezbollah’s arming and financing.