IDF says Lebanon invasion possible, Israel Katz declares Hezbollah chief Qassem a target

With an enormous potential of five IDF divisions on call, IDF Chief Spokesman Effie Defrin on Monday said that it was still possible that the military might invade southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah’s rocket attacks overnight. Defrin did not commit to such an invasion but notably did not rule it out. Overnight, Hezbollah fired rockets around the northern border and as deep into Israel as the Haifa area. Late Monday night, the terror group also tried to attack Israel with drones, which were reportedly shot down.

No one was killed by the rocket fire, and there was little in terms of reporting of even damage to physical sites, leading to speculation that Hezbollah had intended a symbolic attack that it hoped would lead to a moderate response from Israel. The IDF chief spokesman emphasized that the IDF had ordered the evacuation of over 50 southern Lebanese villages overnight.

Multiple Israeli defense sources, however, indicated to The Jerusalem Post that Israel will take advantage of Hezbollah’s decision to carry out a large operation against it both to physically eliminate many of its capabilities and leaders, as well as to try to further pressure it into disarming vis-à-vis the Lebanese military.

Supporting the narrative of a possible invasion, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held a briefing on the northern border. The briefing saw an unusually large turnout, with no fewer than five IDF division commanders, including divisions 210, 91, 146, 162, and 36, the largest number assembled during the 2023-2025 war invasions of Gaza or Lebanon. (Ed note: Are we looking at Bible prophecy? In Psalm 83:7 we have GEBAL which is now called Jbeil and is about 62 miles north of the border of Israel, and the city of TYRE, which is only about 12 miles north of the border of Israel. Not named in the prophecy of Psalm 83, but very relevant in prophecy is the city of SIDON, which is about 25 miles north of the border of Israel. Could we see that prophecy as found in Ezekiel 28:21-23 in the coming days?) Read More)