February 14, 2024: IDF: The Chief of the General Staff to the heads of local municipalities in the North: “Thanks to you, the IDF can act decisively to change the security situation in the North. We have reached great achievements striking Hezbollah in Lebanon, but we continue to operate – this is not the time to stop. There is still a long way to go, and we will do it together.”

Today (Wednesday), the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, met with the heads of local municipalities in the North.

From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff: “I am meeting with you after having toured the area and conducted a situational assessment with the commanders, during which I approved targets to strike in response to this morning’s events in the North. We highly value local leadership and see great importance in it. Thanks to you, thanks to the resilience and strength of the residents who pay a complex personal price, the IDF can act decisively to change the security situation in the North. I know that the residents of the North will return to their homes and the municipalities of the North will thrive again. There are great achievements striking Hezbollah in Lebanon, but we continue to operate – this is not the time to stop. We are intensifying the strikes all the time, and Hezbollah are paying an increasingly heavy price. The next campaign will have a very strong offensive, and we will use all our tools and capabilities. There is still a long way to go, and we will do it together.”