Overview
- IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a joint assessment with northern local authority heads and Northern Command leaders to review ongoing northern operations and civil-military cooperation.
- The military says the majority of the IDF’s troops and capabilities are now concentrated on the northern border to protect communities and stop cross-border threats.
- Zamir reported recent ground and firepower missions in the Beaufort Ridge area that the IDF says dismantled long-standing Hezbollah infrastructure.
- He described Operation Roaring Lion as a swift, initiative-driven response that eliminated Hezbollah infiltration attempts and anti-tank threats and said the policy is to act rather than contain.
- The IDF says it has weakened Iran’s regional axis and significantly damaged Hezbollah, pledging continued multi-front readiness and close work with local authorities to sustain security gains.