Israeli army chief of staff General Herzi Halevi held a review meeting with the General Staff on Thursday, during which he detailed his vision for the ceasefire agreement. fire with Hezbollah.
“This agreement is the result of months of fighting, particularly intense over the last three months,” Halevi said. He highlighted significant military successes achieved in Lebanon, including the elimination of Hezbollah's entire senior leadership, specifically citing the operation against Jawad al-Tawil in early January.
The general insisted that Hezbollah accepted the deal “for lack of alternatives and from a position of weakness.” He was particularly firm regarding the application of the ceasefire: “Any violation will be suppressed with fire, with the same determination that led us to this agreement.”
“We must be particularly vigilant because the residents of northern Israel are counting on our firmness to be able to return home,” he added, stressing that it is “our duty to them and to ourselves.”
This statement comes in a context where the implementation of the ceasefire remains delicate, with persistent tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border and thousands of Israeli civilians still displaced from the border area.
