“We're not afraid to go back to war if we need to,” said Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi of the State of Israel.
In an interview with ILTV News on Thursday, he said that while Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Lebanon, the country would not hesitate to attack Hezbollah if necessary.
FRAGILE CEASEFIRE IN MOTION
(קרדיט: ILTV)
“From now onwards, Hezbollah must never again be able to rebuild itself,” Avivi said. “This is the test of Israel. And what I heard from high-ranking officers in the army is that Israel is not trusting the Lebanese army nor international forces,” he said. Israel “understands we really need to rely on ourselves.”
On Thursday, the IDF carried out two airstrikes on Hezbollah assets in southern Lebanon and fired warning shots in several cases at suspects who approached border areas still off-limits according to the truce.
But even as Israel protects the northern border, Avivi said, “the big challenge for Israel now is to get the new [U.S.] administration on board and attack the nuclear sites and the military capabilities of Iran.
“This is what is needed,” he said.