🎯 IDF ELIMINATES HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON: The IDF says it eliminated at least six Hezbollah terrorists who posed a threat to troops operating inside the security zone in southern Lebanon.
In Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Golani Brigade troops identified five Hezbollah terrorists near their position.
In a separate incident in the Ali al-Taher Ridge area, Commando Brigade troops identified an armed Hezbollah terrorist.
In both incidents, the Israeli Air Force struck the terrorists while ground forces also opened fire, eliminating them to remove the threat.
The IDF says forces continue operating in the Ali al-Taher Ridge, beneath which Hezbollah maintains a massive underground tunnel complex where approximately 30 operatives remain.
The military stated it "will not allow Hezbollah terrorists to exit the underground tunnel network or operate in the area of the ridge."
⚠️ KATZ WARNS IRAN: ISRAEL WILL RESPOND WITH FULL FORCE: Defense Minister Israel Katz responded to Iranian threats regarding Lebanon, after Tehran warned that “if Israel doesn’t leave Lebanon today, tomorrow it will flee.”
Katz declared:
"If Tehran attacks Israel over our operations in Lebanon, or for any other reason, we will strike it with full force."
Katz said the IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely to protect Israeli residents and communities from jihadist elements.
"We will not compromise on Israel's supreme security interest: defending our soldiers and protecting our citizens—and we will not withdraw from the security zones."
He said Israel’s commanders and fighters have the backing needed to complete their mission, defend themselves, and protect Israeli citizens.
"There is one central principle guiding every decision we make: the lives of our fighters are a supreme value."
Addressing newly commissioned officers, Katz said the coming years will bring new challenges, and that the IDF’s strength will remain decisive for Israel’s continued existence and prosperity.
“Our ability to maintain this strength and even strengthen it rests, first and foremost, on our people.”
🔸 LEBANESE PRESIDENT: NO ONE MAY NEGOTIATE FOR LEBANON: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said: "Lebanon is a sovereign state, and no one has the right to negotiate on its behalf — neither Iran, nor Israel, nor the United States."
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