Defense Minister Benny Gantz paid a visit to the IDF's Northern Command on Tuesday, where tensions remain high vis-à-vis Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based proxy of Iran.
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Gantz's was accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff Brig. Gen. Tomer Bar, GOC Northern Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, and the Commander of the 91st Division, Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder.
"I am finishing a tour of the Northern Command, in the Lebanese sector. The Israeli military is prepared for any scenario across the Lebanese sector in the best possible way. We are aware of Hezbollah's attempts to challenge us, we are ready for any threat," Gantz said, stressing the Iranian-backed Shiite terrorist group "will suffer grave consequences if it challenges us."
Iran "continues with its regional activities, such as support for Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations, but also with its efforts to reach a military nuclear threshold, which is something we cannot allow," he continued.
"The State of Israel will continue to work together with its partners around the world and with the United States, in particular, to prevent Iran from reaching a nuclear threshold."
Last month, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, while on an official visit to France, told French President Emmanuel Macron that Lebanon had been "taken hostage" by the Hezbollah, which also wields significant political power over Beirut and all but controls its parliament.
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"Hezbollah today has hundreds of thousands of missiles and rockets located in the heart of residential neighborhoods, deliberately aimed at harming Israeli citizens. The IDF will do everything to prevent this," he said.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
