Chief of Staff Halevi: Hezbollah could’ve invaded Israel, we caught it in time

The IDF also struck Hezbollah targets in Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday for the second time over the past few days.

IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, toured Hezbollah’s recently destroyed underground compound in southern Lebanon this week, accompanied by the Northern Command and 98th Division Commanders, the IDF announced on Monday.
Halevi remarked, “From here, they could have launched a raid into Israel. We caught it in time, and we must ensure that these infrastructures never return here for generations.”

IDF troops, led by the 769th Brigade under the 91st Division, carried out targeted raids based on precise intelligence, focusing on Hezbollah’s weapons storage, underground infrastructure, and observation posts within Kafr Kila, Lebanon.

In recent weeks, IDF soldiers expanded their activities in the area, intending to neutralize Hezbollah’s capacity for a ground invasion from Kafr Kila into northern Israel as part of the group’s “Conquer the Galilee” plan.

To date, the IDF has reported finding and destroying a significant network of underground terrorist facilities, numerous Hezbollah military installations, thousands of weapons, intelligence documents, launchers, and other equipment attributed to Hezbollah’s Radwan forces.

Hezbollah weapons seized by the IDF in underground bunkers in southern Lebanon. October 28, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

The IDF also struck Hezbollah targets in Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday for the second time over the past few days.

The Air Force struck warehouses of weapons and anti-tank missiles, military buildings, and observation posts of various Hezbollah combat units in Tyre.

Tyre has been a significant area for Hezbollah and the “Aziz” unit operating in the area to launch attacks on Israel and its citizens.

“Before the attacks, many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming civilians, which included many warnings on various platforms to the population in the area,” the IDF said.

IDF sources say that troops continue dismantling the entrenched Hezbollah infrastructure, which includes installations embedded within civilian structures throughout the area.