His remarks came a day after Israel allegedly assassinated Hamas’s deputy political chief Saleh Al-Arouri, in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Hezbollah, which has been carrying out daily attacks on northern Israel since October 8, has vowed to respond to the killing of the terror commander, claiming, like Israel, that its fighters are at heightened readiness to retaliate.
“We are in a very strong state of readiness in the north under my impression. I visit here a lot, I think readiness is at its peak,” Halevi said during an assessment with Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, the commander of the 210th Regional Division, Brig. Gen. Zion Ratzon, and commanders of reservist units on the border.
“We are very well prepared in all areas, and we are currently focusing on fighting Hamas,” Halevi added.
Discussing both the war against Hamas in Gaza and the daily clashes with Hezbollah and allied Palestinian terror factions on the Lebanese border, Halevi told the military officials that despite the difficult circumstances that led to the war, it has proven to provide “some kind of opportunity to change the situation in a very significant way,” both in the south and north. READ MORE