Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a situational assessment on Sunday at the IDF Northern Command with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and division commanders.
In remarks after the meeting, the Prime Minister said Israel is currently engaged in a “multi-arena campaign,” adding that Israeli forces are “striking with immense force against Iran and its proxies.” “We are achieving great accomplishments, achievements that are creating visible cracks in the terrorist regime in Tehran,” he said.
He stressed that Israel has shifted its operational posture. “Instead of them surprising us, we are surprising them. We are the ones taking action we are the ones attacking, we are the ones taking the initiative, and we are deep within their territory,” Netanyahu said.
According to Netanyahu, Israel has also redefined its security doctrine, establishing multiple security zones beyond its borders.
The expansion in Lebanon, he said, is intended “to finally thwart the threat of invasion and to push the anti-tank missile fire away from our border.”
AFSI’s take:
Netanyahu aims to change the security dynamics at Israel’s northern border; Establishing an ample security or buffer zone is a necessary element of achieving this.